Presence of numerous black spot on the bright-orange body surface of the fish makes it different from other five snakehead species in Bangladesh although the external characters are same. The external characters of the fish mostly found to be similar
Striped snakehead, Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)
Systematic position (Nelson 2006) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Channoidei (Ophiocephaliformes) Family: Channidae (Snakeheads) Genus: Channa Species: C. striata Common/local names English: Striped snakehead, Banded snakehead and Snakehead murrel Bangladesh: Shol (শোল) India: Haal and
Channa striatus
. Synonyms: Ophicephalus striatus Bloch, 1794, Nat. Ausland.Fische. 7, p. 141. Ophicephalus striatus Day, 1878, Fishes of India. p.366. Common name: Striped or Banded snakehead Local name: shol Taxonomy position: Phylum- Chordata Class-Oesteichthyes Order-Channiformes Family- Channidae Genus- Channa Scopoli Fin