aurolineatus, Ophiocephalus Day [F.] 1870:99 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 10 Feb. 1870); ref. 17370] Moulmein, Myanmar. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1889.2.1.3804. Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762], Adamson & Britz 2018:549 [ref. 36282]. •Synonym of Channa marulius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:274 [ref. 24904], Courtenay & Williams 2004:83 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:461 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Channa aurolineata (Day 1870) -- (Adamson & Britz 2018:545 [ref. 36282], Adamson et al. 2019:406 [ref. 36613], Rüber et al. 2019:[3] [ref. 36913], Page et al. 2023:127 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Channa aurolineata (Day 1870). Channidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Myanmar and western Thailand: Chindwin-Ayeyarwaddy (Irrawaddy), Sittaung (Sittang) and Thanlwin (Salween) river basins, introduced in southern Florida. Habitat: freshwater.