Common Snakehead (Channa striata)
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| A large Common Snakehead in a forest stream at Windsor Nature Park. (Photograph by: Lumin Ong) |
Family: Channidae
Species Name: Channa striata
Common Name: Common Snakehead, Haruan
Presence in Singapore: Native
Habitat: Freshwater streams, ponds and reservoirs.
Conservation Status: Least Concern (Red Data Book 3)
A large and very common species that can grow up to a meter long. This highly adaptable species is found throughout Singapore in various freshwater habitats ranging from canals to forest streams. Like all snakeheads, it is able to breathe air and can travel short distances on land by undulating its body to seek out new water bodies. Mated pairs of snakeheads will guard their fry ferociously, which school around the parents. This highly predatory fish feeds on anything smaller than it, ambushing prey such as other fishes, amphibians and invertebrates, but will definitely try for other animals if given the opportunity.
Common Name: Common Snakehead, Haruan
Presence in Singapore: Native
Habitat: Freshwater streams, ponds and reservoirs.
Conservation Status: Least Concern (Red Data Book 3)
A large and very common species that can grow up to a meter long. This highly adaptable species is found throughout Singapore in various freshwater habitats ranging from canals to forest streams. Like all snakeheads, it is able to breathe air and can travel short distances on land by undulating its body to seek out new water bodies. Mated pairs of snakeheads will guard their fry ferociously, which school around the parents. This highly predatory fish feeds on anything smaller than it, ambushing prey such as other fishes, amphibians and invertebrates, but will definitely try for other animals if given the opportunity.
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| A juvenile Common Snakehead found in a water-logged road. (Photograph by: Lumin Ong) |
References
- Lim, K.P. and Ng, K.L. 1990. A Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Singapore. Singapore Science Centre.
- National Parks Board (NParks). Freshwater Fishes. Retrieved from https://www.nparks.gov.sg/nature/species-list/freshwater-fishes.
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