longistomata, Channa Nguyen [V. H.], Nguyen [T. H. T.] & Nguyen [T. D. P.] 2012:159 [English 165], Figs. 1-2 [Tap Chí Sinh Hoc (Journal of Biology) v. 34 (no. 2); ref. 32085] Tam Chuc Lake, Ba Sao town, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam Province, Vietnam. Holotype: RIA 1 1027 [ex RIA1 H. NA 011.04.001]. Paratypes: RIA1 H. NA 011.04.002 (1), 65.11.011 (1), 65.11.012 (1), 65.11.013 (1), 65.11.014 (1). Appeared first in 2011. but without designation of a holotype, unavailable. •Synonym of Chana gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831). •Valid as Channa longistomata Nguyen, Nguyen & Nguyen 2012 -- (Endruweit 2024:49 [ref. 41040]). Current status: Valid as Channa longistomata Nguyen, Nguyen & Nguyen 2012. Channidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Red River basin and lakes near mountains of Ha Nam and Ninh Binh, Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.