| Striped snakehead | |
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| Channa striata, after Bleeker, 1879 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Channa |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/ChannaC. striata
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| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxonomy/ChannaChanna striata (Bloch, 1793)
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| Distribution of Channa striata.[2]
Madagascar reports are misidentifications of C. maculata[3][4] | |
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Channa striata, the striped snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish. It is also known as the common snakehead, chevron snakehead, or snakehead murrel and generally referred simply as mudfish. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to some Pacific Islands. Reports from Madagascar and Hawaii are misidentifications of C. maculata.[3][4]
A genetic study published in 2017 indicates that C. striata is a species complex.[6]
Culinary[edit]
A curry made with this fish and tapioca is a delicacy in Kerala. In Indonesia, common snakeheads are a popular type of salted fishes in Indonesian cuisine. In the Philippines, they are commonly served either fried, grilled, paksiw (poached in a water-vinegar mix), or with soup called pesa (commonly cooked with rice washing).
Dishes using this fish eaten with rice is very popular among Bengalis of West Bengal and Bangladesh. The fish is also an esteemed delicacy in other parts of India, including Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is also the state fish of the South Indian state of Telangana where it is widely consumed.
Common snakeheads are very popular in Thai cuisine, where they are prepared in a variety of ways. Grilled fish is a common food item offered by street vendors or in kaeng som. Pla ra, a fermented fish sauce popular in northeastern Thai cuisine, is made by pickling common snakehead and keeping it for some time. Also, a Chinese sausage is prepared with common snakehead flesh in Thailand.[7]
In Burmese cuisine, salted striped snakhead ငါးရံ့ခြောက် is popular. Dried salted fish is then grilled ငါးရံ့ခြောက်ဖုတ် or cooked in curry dish. Another delicay dish popular in Lower Myanmar uses only intestines of striped snakhead in the curry instead of the flesh is known as ngayan au sibyan ငါးရံ့အူဆီပြန်.
According to traditional Chinese medicine theories, all snakehead fishes are helpful with wound healing, especially when boiled into soup,[8] which made snakehead fishes a popular choice of food in the Sinosphere.
In culture[edit]
The Bathini Goud Brothers in Hyderabad, India, promote the swallowing of live murrel fish and herbs claimed as a treatment for asthma, although the high court ruled they cannot call it "medicine". They give it free to children on Mrigasira Nakshatra. No evidence indicates it is clinically effective, and children's rights campaigners have called for it to be banned.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Chaudhry, S.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O. (2019). "Channa striata". 2019: e.T166563A60591113. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T166563A60591113.en.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Courtenay Jr.; Walter R.; James D. Williams. "Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae): A biological synopsis and risk assessment". U.S. Geological Survey. Unknown parameter
|name-list-style=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 USGS, Southeast Ecological Science Center: Channa striata. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbishopm2004 - ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Channa striata" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ↑ Conte-Grand, C., Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Pethi-yagoda, R., Tan, H.H., Hadiaty, R.K., Yaakob, N.S. & Rüber, L. (2017). Barcoding snakeheads (Teleostei, Channidae) re-visited: Discovering greater species diversity and resolving perpetuated taxonomic confusions. PLoS ONE, 12 (9): e0184017.
- ↑ Recipes
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). web.usm.my. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Indians flock for asthma 'cure'". BBC News. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ "SHRC moved against 'fish medicine'". The Times of India. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
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Wikispecies has information related to Striped snakehead |
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Channa striata" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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