melanostigma, Channa Geetakumari [K.] & Vishwanath [W.] 2011:231, Fig. 1-2a [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 107 (no. 3) [2010]; ref. 31586] Lohit River, Brahmaputra River drainage, Tezu, 27°54'41"N, 96°10'23"E, Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Holotype: MUMF-Per 39. Paratypes: MUMF-Per 40-46 (7). •Valid as Channa melanostigma Geetakumari & Vishwanath 2011 -- (Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Gurumayum & Tamang 2016:183 [ref. 35232], Lalramliana et al. 2018:167 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:12 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2018:150 [ref. 36434], Rüber et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 36913], Praveenraj et al. 2020:946 [ref. 38037]). Current status: Valid as Channa melanostigma Geetakumari & Vishwanath 2011. Channidae. Distribution: South Asia: Brahmaputra River drainage, northern India. Habitat: freshwater.