cyanospilos, Ophicephalus Bleeker [P.] 1853:256 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 12580] Telok Betong, southern Sumatra, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Channa cyanospilos (Bleeker 1853) -- (Ng & Lim 1991:120 [ref. 18920], Kottelat et al. 1993:165 [ref. 23448], Musikasinthorn 2000:31 [ref. 24480], Courtenay & Williams 2004:67 [ref. 27545], Tan & Ng 2005:133 [ref. 28283], Kottelat 2013:459 [ref. 32989], Rüber et al. 2019:[3] [ref. 36913]). Current status: Valid as Channa cyanospilos (Bleeker 1853). Channidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Indonesia (Sumatra) and Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater.