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Species in the genus Parachanna: [ 3 ] records

africanus, Ophiocephalus Steindachner [F.] 1879:31 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 20480] Lagos, 6°27'N, 3°23'E, Nigeria. Holotype (unique): SMNS 1491. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:8 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:25 [ref. 29864]. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:15, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [ref. 4228]. •Valid as Parachanna africana (Steindachner 1879) -- (Bonou & Teugels 1985:278 [ref. 26743], Teugels et al. 1986:288 [ref. 6202], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:656 [ref. 21590], Musikasinthorn & Taki 2001:320 [ref. 25558], Courtenay & Williams 2004:121 [ref. 27545], Teugels 2007:243 [ref. 30042], Rüber et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36913], Fermon et al. 2022:228 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Parachanna africana (Steindachner 1879). Channidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ghana, Benin and Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

insignis, Ophiocephalus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1884:195, Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 9 (no. 3/4); ref. 14402] Franceville, 1°40'S, 13°31'E, upper Ogooué River, Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 1884-0301 to 0305 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) Type catalog: Blanc 1963:76 [ref. 19851]. •Valid as Parachanna insignis (Sauvage 1884) -- (Bonou & Teugels 1985:269 [ref. 26743], Teugels et al. 1986:288 [ref. 6202], Musikasinthorn & Taki 2001:320 [ref. 25558], Courtenay & Williams 2004:123 [ref. 27545], Teugels 2007:241 [ref. 30042], Rüber et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36913], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:229 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Parachanna insignis (Sauvage 1884). Channidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

obscurus, Ophiocephalus Günther [A.] 1861:476 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] West Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1849.12.25.2-3 (2). •Valid as Parachanna obscura (Günther 1861) -- (Bonou & Teugels 1985:273 [ref. 26743], Teugels et al. 1986:289 [ref. 6202], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels in Lévêque et al. 1992:656 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:44 [ref. 28023], Musikasinthorn & Taki 2001:320 [ref. 25558], Courtenay & Williams 2004:125 [ref. 27545], Teugels 2007:245 [ref. 30042], Benziger et al. 2011:7 [ref. 31366], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036], Skelton 2019:229 [ref. 36564], Rüber et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 36913], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:229 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Parachanna obscura (Günther 1861). Channidae. Distribution: Widepread in western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.