Snakehead+fish

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**Snakeheads (//Channidae//) are fresh water fish and mostly they can adapt to any water for at least three days. These fish have a big head and sharp teeth. there are 30-35 species in the world. most of the fish are from eastern Asia.**

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Reproduction:
The mother lays the eggs in a cave and the father gardes the eggs intell they are frys. They lay 15000 eggs at once and 150,000 every two.

Growth and development:
juvenile snakehead fish grow maximum length in 6 months.

Response:
Snakehead fish have a lung like organ so they can breath air. Snakeheads can live out of water for about four days.

One or more cells:
A snakehead fish have more than one cell.

Food

The Snake head fish eats anything in it's way. It mostly eats aquatic birds and snakes.

Shelter

Snakehead fish live mostly in lakes and rivers because they are fresh water fish.



Classification of the Snakehead Fish

Kingdom: Animalia

Animalia means animals and they are living things that have more than one cell and have a nucleus.

Phylum: Chordate

Snakehead fish have a special backbone that is called a vertebrate.

Class: Actinopterygii

The **Actinopterygii** constitute the class or sub-class of the **ray-finned fishes**.

Order: Perciformes

The Perciformes are the largest order of vertebrates that include 40% of all boney fish.

Suborder: Channoidei

Channoidei are Snakehead fish which are fresh water fish.

Special Features

The snakehead fish has a suprabranchial organ that acts like a lungo they can breath out of water. This helps the fish because it can go out of the water to get food. They still have gills though.The snakehead fish has long dorsal fin with 49-50 rays. The dorsal fin will help when rolling and assist in sudden turns. An anal fin with 31-32 rays. The normal length goes up to is 40 inches (1.0m) with a report a 60 inches (1.5m).

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