stewartii, Ophiocephalus Playfair [R. L.] 1867:14, Pl. 3 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 10 Jan. 1867); ref. 14048] Cachar, Assam, India. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.2.14.19. Paralectotype: BMNH 1867.2.14.20 (1, = Channa gachua). Lectotype selected by Britz et al. 2024:22 [ref. 40761]. •Valid as Channa stewartii (Playfair 1867) -- (Shrestha 1978:40 [ref. 15970], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1021 [ref. 20764], Vierke 1991:20 [ref. 16625], Sen 1995:595 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:277 [ref. 24904] as stewartius, Musikasinthorn 2000:35 [ref. 24480], Karmakar 2000:35 [ref. 25662], Courtenay & Williams 2004:113 [ref. 27545], Shrestha 2008:234 [ref. 29923], Vishwanath & Geetakumari 2009:101 [ref. 30105], Geetakumari & Vishwanath 2011:231 [ref. 31586], Gurung et al. 2013:4885 [ref. 32969], Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Lalhlimpuia et al. 2016:349 [ref. 34637], Gurumayum & Tamang 2016:183 [ref. 35232], Endruweit 2017:178 [ref. 35627], Lalramliana et al. 2018:167 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:12 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2018:150 [ref. 36434], Praveenraj et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36501], Rüber et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36913], Chakraborty et al. 2020:107 [ref. 37332], Praveenraj et al. 2020:945 [ref. 38037], Britz et al. 2024:19 [ref. 40761]). Current status: Valid as Channa stewartii (Playfair 1867). Channidae. Distribution: South Asia: Northern India (West Bengal, Assam), Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, possible further east. Habitat: freshwater.