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Channidae

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Noun1.Channidae - snakeheads
class Channidae
Craniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
northern snakehead - a voracious freshwater fish that is native to northeastern China; can use fin to walk and can survive out of water for three days; a threat to American populations of fish
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders


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Most of the world's 29 snakehead species in the family Channidae thrive only in warm, wet conditions.
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