Habitat

Living in freshwater area such as rivers, lakes, swamps, and reservoirs. The habitat where it lives is usually associated with deep and flowing water bodies with a pH of 7-7.9 and a temperature of 200C-31.70C.

Distribution

This species can be found in India, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. The distribution area in Indonesia is in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Bangka, Belitung, and Java.

Food

It is a type of carnivorous fish which eat zooplankton, small fish, worms, shrimp, and others.

Reproduction

Channa micropeltes usually lay their eggs in nests made of vegetation at the bottom of the water. The size of the mature gonads is at a length of 20-24 cm. Toman fish fecundity ranges from 8,073-24,786 eggs.