The invention relates to a side channel blower, in particular a secondary air pump for an internal combustion engine, comprising a multi-part housing which has at least one inlet (6, 7) and at least one outlet (20, 21) and has substantially one first and one second housing part (10, 16), wherein the inlet (6, 7) and the outlet (20, 21) are fluidically connected via at least one inlet region (8, 9), extending over at least one at least partially annular feed channel (12, 14) formed in the first and/or second housing part (10, 16) and via at least one outlet region (23, 25), comprising an impeller (4) which is rotatably mounted in the housing (2) and can be driven via a drive unit (3), wherein the impeller (4) has conveying blades (22) which interact with the opposite feed channel and comprising at least one interruption region (28, 30) between the inlet region (8); and in the outlet region (23, 25), in which the at least one feed channel (12, 14) is interrupted in the circumferential direction, wherein there is at least one feed channel (12, 14) which has a circumferential angle of 300 DEG.