aurantipectoralis, Channa Lalhlimpuia [D. V.], Lalronunga [S.] & Lalramliana [no initials] 2016:344, Figs. 1, 2 [Zootaxa 4147 (no. 3); ref. 34637] Keisalam River, a tributary of Karnaphuli River, in the vicinity of Phuldungsei, Mamit District, Mizoram, India, 23°31'25"N, 92°22'45"E. Holotype: ZSI FF 5634. Paratypes: PUCMF, ZSI. •Valid as Channa aurantipectoralis Lalhlimpuia, Lalronunga & Lalramliana 2016 -- (Lalramliana et al. 2018:167 [ref. 36027], Dey et al. 2019:502 [ref. 36484], Dey et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36760], Rüber et al. 2019:[3] [ref. 36913], Praveenraj et al. 2020:945 [ref. 38037]). Current status: Valid as Channa aurantipectoralis Lalhlimpuia, Lalronunga & Lalramliana 2016. Channidae. Distribution: South Asia: Karnaphuli River basin, Mizoram, India. Habitat: freshwater.