insignis, Ophiocephalus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1884:195, Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 9 (no. 3/4); ref. 14402] Franceville, 1°40'S, 13°31'E, upper Ogooué River, Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 1884-0301 to 0305 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) Type catalog: Blanc 1963:76 [ref. 19851]. •Valid as Parachanna insignis (Sauvage 1884) -- (Bonou & Teugels 1985:269 [ref. 26743], Teugels et al. 1986:288 [ref. 6202], Musikasinthorn & Taki 2001:320 [ref. 25558], Courtenay & Williams 2004:123 [ref. 27545], Teugels 2007:241 [ref. 30042], Rüber et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36913], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:229 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Parachanna insignis (Sauvage 1884). Channidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.