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Parachanna (Snakehead)

Synonyms: Paraphiocephalus; Parophiocephalus

Wikipedia Abstract

Parachanna is a genus of snakeheads native to tropical Africa. One fossil species, Parachanna fayumensis,Murray, 2006 dated to the Upper Eocene and Lower Oligocene is known from the Jebel Qatrani Formation of the Fayum Depression, Egypt.
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Species

Parachanna africana (African snakehead)
Parachanna insignis (African snakehead)
Parachanna obscura (Snake-head) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0