diplogramma, Ophiocephalus Day [F.] 1865:36 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 (pt 1) (art. 1); ref. 17367] Cochin, Malabar coast, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1865.7.17.24. Day specimens: MCZ 4276 (1), ZSI 1389 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:158 [ref. 23762]. Also appeared in Day 1865:147, Pl. 10 [ref. 1074]. Originally as diplogramma -- the name diplogramma is apparently a noun; that is the correct spelling when in Channa. •Valid as Channa diplogramme (Day 1865) -- (Kottelat 1998:116 [ref. 23436]). •Synonym of Channa micropeltes (Cuvier 1831) -- (Roberts 1989:170 [ref. 6439] as diplogramma, Courtenay & Williams 2004:94 [ref. 27545] as diplogramma). •Valid as Channa diplogramma Day 1865 -- (Benziger et al. 2011:4 [ref. 31366], Kottelat 2013:441 [ref. 32989], Rüber et al. 2019:[3] [ref. 36913]). Current status: Valid as Channa diplogramma (Day 1865). Channidae. Distribution: South Asia: southern India. Habitat: freshwater.