phayriana, Ophicardia McClelland [J.] 1844:191, 204, 218, Pl. 12 (fig. 1) [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 5 (no. 18); ref. 2928] Sandoway on the Arracan coast. Syntypes: ?SMF 928 (1) Bengal. Spelled phyariana on p. 191, and phayriana on pp. 204 and 218; dedicated to Capt. A. P. Phayre, so phayriana regarded as correct. •Synonym of Monopterus albus (Zuiew 1793) -- (Rosen & Greenwood 1976:57 [ref. 7094], Menon 1999:279 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800 -- (Kottelat 2013:308 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Monopterus javanensis Lacepède 1800. Synbranchidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.