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    Mudfish, also known as the striped snakehead or Channa striata, is a species of freshwater snakehead fish native to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits fresh and brackish water environments from 1-10 meters deep, and reaches an average length of 61 cm and maximum weight of 3 kg. The mudfish has a cylindrical body with a large, snake-like head, deeply gaping mouth with teeth, and very large scales. It is an obligate air breather that survives dry seasons by burrowing in mud and feeds on various small animals. Mudfish breed in flooded areas and guard their buoyant eggs in floating nests of vegetation.

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    Mudfish, also known as the striped snakehead or Channa striata, is a species of freshwater snakehead fish native to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits fresh and brackish water environments from 1-10 meters deep, and reaches an average length of 61 cm and maximum weight of 3 kg. The mudfish has a cylindrical body with a large, snake-like head, deeply gaping mouth with teeth, and very large scales. It is an obligate air breather that survives dry seasons by burrowing in mud and feeds on various small animals. Mudfish breed in flooded areas and guard their buoyant eggs in floating nests of vegetation.

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    Mudfish, also known as the striped snakehead or Channa striata, is a species of freshwater snakehead fish native to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits fresh and brackish water environments from 1-10 meters deep, and reaches an average length of 61 cm and maximum weight of 3 kg. The mudfish has a cylindrical body with a large, snake-like head, deeply gaping mouth with teeth, and very large scales. It is an obligate air breather that survives dry seasons by burrowing in mud and feeds on various small animals. Mudfish breed in flooded areas and guard their buoyant eggs in floating nests of vegetation.

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    Mudfish

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    Mudfish, also known as the striped snakehead or Channa striata, is a species of freshwater snakehead fish native to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits fresh and brackish water environments from 1-10 meters deep, and reaches an average length of 61 cm and maximum weight of 3 kg. The mudfish has a cylindrical body with a large, snake-like head, deeply gaping mouth with teeth, and very large scales. It is an obligate air breather that survives dry seasons by burrowing in mud and feeds on various small animals. Mudfish breed in flooded areas and guard their buoyant eggs in floating nests of vegetation.

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    Mudfish

    Group 6:
    Lyzel Villagarcia
    Angelyn Crisostomo
    Monica Balon
    Mudfish
     Scientific name: Channa striata,
     striped snakehead,
     a species of snakehead fish.
     also known as the:
    common snakehead
    chevron snakehead
    snakehead murrel
     native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to some
    Pacific Islands
    Mudfish(Channa striata)

     Environment: Freshwater, brackish


     pH range: 7.0 - 8.0
     depth range 1 - 10 m, usually 1 - 2 m
     common length : 61.0 cm male/unsexed
     max. published weight: 3.0 kg
    Description of Mudfish
     Dorsal spines(total): 0; 
     Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-43; 
     Anal spines: 0; 
     Anal soft rays: 23 – 27
     Body sub-cylindrical
     head depressed
     caudal fin rounded
     The dorsal surface and sides are dark and mottled with a combination of black and ochre, and white on the
    belly;
     a large head reminiscent of a snake's head;
     deeply-gaping, fully toothed mouth;
     very large scales
    Life cycle of Mudfish
    Biological Characteristics

     Obligate air-breathing
     Adults inhabit ponds, streams, and rivers, preferring the stagnant and muddy water of plains
     Found mainly in swamps, but also occurs in the lowland rivers. More common in relatively
    deep (1-2 m), still water.
     Very common in freshwater plains
     Occur in medium to large rivers, brooks, flooded fields, and stagnant waters including
    sluggish flowing canals
     Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields
     Survive the dry season by burrowing in the bottom mud of lakes, canals, and swamps as
    long as skin and air-breathing apparatus remain moist and subsist on the stored fat
     Feed on fish, frogs, snakes, insects, earthworms, tadpoles, and crustacea ns
    Life cycle and mating behavior

     Breeds in ditches, ponds and flooded paddy fields.


     Young shoal at the surface and are guarded by the male parent hiding below
    the surface water
     In captivity, as soon as the male bends its body close to the female during
    mating, milt is released following the release of the eggs.
    Breeding of Channa Striata

     The parameters are observed that the natural spawning of


    the fish and total larval body length of larvae. Findings:
    Spawning is observed 30-37 hours after application of
    ovaprim with a dose of 0.5 ml/kg, followed by application
    of 0.3 ml /kg ovaprim dose with a spawning latency time
    of 4-5 days.
    How do snakeheads reproduce?

     They can spawn up to five times, each time laying more


    than a thousand orange-yellow eggs, which are buoyant.
    Sometimes they can lay many more, however,
    approaching 50,000 eggs per year. Snakeheads often make
    floating nests made of bits of vegetation to protect their
    eggs.
     What do Channa striata eat?
    triata as the most widely introduced species of snakeheads. The diet of
    C. striata includes snakes, fishes, tadpoles, frogs, shrimps, snails, and
    insects
     How long does it take for Mudfish to grow?
    The northern snakehead can double its population in as few as 15
    months. It reaches sexual maturity at age two or three, when it will be
    about 30 to 35 cm (1 ft 0 in – 1 ft 2 in) long.
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