pleurophthalmus, Ophiocephalus Bleeker [P.] 1851:270 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 325] Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6422. •Valid as Channa pleurophthalmus (Bleeker 1851) -- (Roberts 1989:170 [ref. 6439], Vierke 1991:20 [ref. 16625] as pleurophthalma, Kottelat et al. 1993:166 [ref. 23448], Musikasinthorn 2000:32 [ref. 24480], Musikasinthorn & Taki 2001:320 [ref. 25558]). •Valid as Channa pleurophthalma (Bleeker 1851) -- (Courtenay & Williams 2004:107 [ref. 27545], Tan & Ng 2005:134 [ref. 28283], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:167 [ref. 28284], Benziger et al. 2011:4 [ref. 31366], Kottelat 2013:462 [ref. 32989], Rüber et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36913]). Current status: Valid as Channa pleurophthalma (Bleeker 1851). Channidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.