quinquefasciata, Channa Praveenraj [J.], Uma [A.], Knight [J. D. M.], Moulitharan [N.], Balasubramanian [S.], Bineesh [K. K.] & Bleher [H.] 2018:143, Figs. 1-3A, 3C [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 36434] Torsa River, Howlong bridge, near Bhutan foothills, North Bengal, India, 26°43'46.58"N, 89°17'49.742"E. Holotype: ZSI FF 7905. Paratypes: JPC, ZSI FF. •Valid as Channa quinquefasciata Praveenraj, Uma, Knight, Moulitharan, Balasubramanian, Bineesh & Bleher 2018 -- (Dey et al. 2019:502 [ref. 36484], Dey et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36760], Rüber et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36913], Chakraborty et al. 2020:107 [ref. 37332], Praveenraj et al. 2020:946 [ref. 38037], Britz et al. 2024:22 [ref. 40761]). Current status: Valid as Channa quinquefasciata Praveenraj, Uma, Knight, Moulitharan, Balasubramanian, Bineesh & Bleher 2018. Channidae. Distribution: South Asia: Torsa River drainage, Brahmaputra River basin, northern India. Habitat: freshwater.