The small snakehead (Channa asiatica) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It also can be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, to which it migrated (or was introduced). It is a medium-sized snakehead which is a nestbuilder (as opposed to the Indian mouthbrooder dwarf snakeheads). References External links snakeheads.org the comprehensive website for all aspects of snakeheads Small snakehead Fish described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus