Species that contain: Channa and gachua [ 15 ] records

apus, Ophiocephalus Canestrini [G.] 1861:77, Pl. 4 (figs. 7, 7a-b) [Archivio per la Zoologia, l'Anatomia e la Fisiologia v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 17329] Java, Indonesia. Lectotype: MCSNG 38373. Lectotype selected by Tortonese 1964:1. •Synonym of Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1019 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904], Courtenay & Williams 2004:102 [ref. 27545]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831) -- (Praveenraj et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36419]). Current status: Synonym of Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.

aurantiacus, Ophiocephalus Hamilton [F.] 1822:69, 368, Pl. 23 (fig. 22) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Mountain stream near Goyalpara [Goalpara] near northeastern frontier of Bengal, India. No types known. Spelled aurantianis on plate. Günther as first reviser selected gachua, Günther 1861:471 [ref. 1964]. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:38 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 44 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904] as auranticus). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Courtenay & Williams 2004:69 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:459 [ref. 32989], Knight 2016:8588 [ref. 34348], Lalramliana et al. 2018:174 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2019:66 [ref. 36501], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:250 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:325 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.

basalis, Ophiocephalus gachua var. Günther [A.] 1861:472 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] East Indies. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.38 (originally 2, 1 lost), BMNH 1858.8.15.144 (1). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989], Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Lalramliana et al. 2018:174 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2019:67 [ref. 36501], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:250 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.

burmanica, Channa Chaudhuri [B. L.] 1919:284, Pl. 22 (figs. 4, 4a-b) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 16 (pt. 4) (art. 18); ref. 15208] Sen-Bin-Ti River, Putao [Puta] plains, Tibetan frontier, northeastern Myanmar. Holotype: ZSI F9755/1. Paratypes: ZSI F9754 (1), F9756-57 (2). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:142 [ref. 20743]. See Das 2003:351 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1019 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989] with question). •Valid as Channa burmanica Chaudhuri 1919 -- (Kullander et al. 2000:331 [ref. 25075], Courtenay & Williams 2004:65, ?102 [ref. 27545], Britz 2013:292 [ref. 32966], Knight 2016:8588 [ref. 34348], Endruweit 2017:178 [ref. 35627], Dey et al. 2019:502 [ref. 36484], Dey et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36760], Praveenraj et al. 2019:67 [ref. 36803], Rüber et al. 2019:[3] [ref. 36913], Praveenraj et al. 2020:945 [ref. 38037], Britz et al. 2024:22 [ref. 40761]). Current status: Valid as Channa burmanica Chaudhuri 1919. Channidae. Distribution: South Asia: Putao Plains, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

coramota, Ophicephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:414 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Vizagapatam [Visakhapatnam], India. Originally as cora-mota. Based on the "Kora Motta" of Russell 1803, v. 2:49 [ref. 13862], not accompanied by a plate according to remark on last page of volume 2. •Synonym of Channa orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Courtenay & Williams 2004:70 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:459 [ref. 32989], Praveenraj et al. 2019:66 [ref. 36501], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:250 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:325 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fuscus, Ophicephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:414 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Mysore and Bengal, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-0398 (1), A-0623 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1963:75 [ref. 19851]. •Synonym of Channa orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Courtenay & Williams 2004:70 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:459 [ref. 32989], Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Lalramliana et al. 2018:174 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2019:67 [ref. 36501], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:250 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:325 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.

gachua, Ophicephalus Hamilton [F.] 1822:68, 367, Pl. 21 (fig. 21) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ponds and ditches of Bengal. No types known. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 43 [ref. 37532]. •Synonym of Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Roberts 1989:170 [ref. 6439], Lim et al. 1990:51 [ref. 16753], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1019 [ref. 20764], Rainboth 1996:220 [ref. 22772], Menon 1999:274 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:84 [ref. 31338]). •Valid as Ophiocephalus gachua Hamilton 1822 -- (Coad 1981:17 [ref. 22348], Feng in Kuang et al. 1986:318 [ref. 26639]). •Valid as Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:40 [ref. 15970], Zheng 1989:368 [ref. 21202], Vierke 1991:20 [ref. 16625], Pethiyagoda 1991:277 [ref. 20075], Zhong in Pan et al. 1991:514 [ref. 23876], Kottelat et al. 1993:165 [ref. 23448], Lee et al. 1994:61 [ref. 23558], Kottelat & Lim 1996:249 [ref. 23210], Coad 1995:32 [ref. 23608], Zhu 1995:187 [ref. 25213], Coad 1996:7 [ref. 23831], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Banik & Choudhury 1996:579 [ref. 24736], Vu & Nguyen 1997:27 [ref. 26438], Kottelat 1998:116 [ref. 23436], Musikasinthorn 1998:360 [ref. 23624], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869], Ng & Tan 1999:364 [ref. 24159], Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Musikasinthorn 2000:35 [ref. 24480], Freyhof et al. 2000:97 [ref. 25184], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Mirza 2000:356 [ref. 25207], Kottelat 2001:63 [ref. 25482], Doi et al. 2001:17 [ref. 25691], Kottelat 2001:162 [ref. 25780], Mirza 2003:22 [ref. 27265], Courtenay & Williams 2004:69 [ref. 27545], Tan & Lim 2004:111 [ref. 27716], Grinang & Lim 2004:293 [ref. 28551], Tan & Ng 2005:133 [ref. 28283], Parenti & Lim 2005:195 [ref. 28285], Vishwanath & Geetakumari 2009:98 [ref. 30105], Esmaeili et al. 2010:378 [ref. 33391], Benziger et al. 2011:2 [ref. 31366], Nguyen et al. 2012:158 [ref. 32085], Gurung et al. 2013:4885 [ref. 32969], Britz 2013:292 [ref. 32966], Kottelat 2015:48 [ref. 33971], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:900 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2015:122 [ref. 35030], Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Zhang et al. 2016:209 [ref. 34477], Lalhlimpuia et al. 2016:349 [ref. 34637], Gurumayum & Tamang 2016:183 [ref. 35232], Esmaeili et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35254], Endruweit 2017:178 [ref. 35627], Esmaeili et al. 2018:76 [ref. 36089], Lalramliana et al. 2018:167 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2018:150 [ref. 36434], Dey et al. 2019:502 [ref. 36484], Ng et al. 2019:535 [ref. 36606] as aff. gachua, Praveenraj et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36501], Dey et al. 2019:302 [ref. 36760], Rüber et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 36913], Chakraborty et al. 2020:107 [ref. 37332], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:250 [ref. 37983], Susasinghe et al. 2020:164 [ref. 37482], Praveenraj et al. 2020:946 [ref. 38037], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347], Taki et al. 2021:412 [ref. 39830], Hasan et al. 2022:6035 [ref. 39888], Kosygin et al. 2022:673 [ref. 40736], Shangningam & Kosygin 2022:61 [ref. 39587], Tudu et al. 2022:44 [ref. 40484], Çiçek et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40326], Britz et al. 2024:22 [ref. 40761], Çiçek et al. 2024:325 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822). Channidae. Distribution: South Asia, Southeast Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India (West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goalpara, Visakhapatnam), Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Introduced in Yunnan (China) and Mekong River basin? Habitat: freshwater.

kelaartii, Ophiocephalus Günther [A.] 1861:472 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Sri Lanka. Syntypes: (at least 12) BMNH 1852.2.19.106 (1), 1858.10.19.108. •Synonym of Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1019 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:277 [ref. 20075] as kelaarti, Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286] as kelaarti, Courtenay & Williams 2004:70 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989], Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Lalramliana et al. 2018:174 [ref. 36027]). •Valid as Channa kelaartii (Günther 1861) -- (Conte-Grand et al. 2017:17 [ref. 35598], Rüber et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 36913], Perera et al. 2020:415 [ref. 37771], Susasinghe et al. 2020:160 [ref. 37482]). Current status: Valid as Channa kelaartii (Günther 1861). Channidae. Distribution: South Asia: Sri Lanka and southern Peninsular India. Habitat: freshwater.

limbatus, Ophicephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:no p., Pl. 201 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Western Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-0396. Type information: Roberts 1993:40 [ref. 21799], Kottelat 2000:95-96 [ref. 25864] Name available from plate. Table of contents and "avis au relieur" indicate Ophicephalus marginatus as intended name for plate: corresponding to description on p. 411. •Synonym of Channa orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1993:40 [ref. 21799], Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Courtenay & Williams 2004:69 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989], Nguyen et al. 2015:53 [ref. 36456]). •Valid as Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831) -- (Conte-Grand et al. 2017:17 [ref. 35598], Lalramliana et al. 2018:174 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:10 [ref. 36419], Rüber et al. 2019:[4] [ref. 36913], Britz et al. 2019:594 [ref. 37016], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39245] cf. limbata, Chan et al. 2023:142 [ref. 40365], Britz et al. 2024:22 [ref. 40761]). Current status: Valid as Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831). Channidae. Distribution: East Asia, Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia to Vietnam and China. Introduced in Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater.

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.

malaccensis, Ophiocephalus guachua var. Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:262 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 3442] Songei Kranjei, north of Singapore. Syntypes: ZMB 5152 (2). Type catalog: Paepke 1993:257 [ref. 21846]. •Synonym of Channa orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Courtenay & Williams 2004:70 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831) -- (Praveenraj et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36419]). Current status: Synonym of Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.

marginatus, Ophicephalus Cuvier [G.] 1829:230 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Vizagapattam, India. No types known. Non-types: MNHN 0000-2247 (4) Java, 0000-2248 (1) Indian seas, A-0395 (1) Coromandel, A-0396 (1) Java. Type catalog: Blanc 1963:76-77 [ref. 19851]. Type information: Roberts 1993:38 [ref. 21799], Kottelat 2000:95 [ref. 25864]. Available from footnote, as "O. marginatus, N., ou O. gachua, Buch. ? pl. xxi, f. 21, ou Cora motta, Russel, II, pl. 164." See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:411 [ref. 4881]. •Synonym of Channa orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1993:40 [ref. 21799], Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Courtenay & Williams 2004:69 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:459 [ref. 32989], Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Lalramliana et al. 2018:174 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2019:66 [ref. 36501], Britz et al. 2019:598 [ref. 37016], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:250 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:325 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.

montanus, Ophicephalus McClelland [J.] 1842:583 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 2926] Baisoot, Jullalabad, Himalaya and Sadoa, Afghanistan. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1843.2.25.59 (1, stuffed) Afghanistan. Authorship from p. 573. •Synonym of Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Courtenay & Williams 2004:70 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989], Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Lalramliana et al. 2018:174 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2019:67 [ref. 36501], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:250 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:325 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.

stewartii, Ophiocephalus Playfair [R. L.] 1867:14, Pl. 3 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 10 Jan. 1867); ref. 14048] Cachar, Assam, India. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.2.14.19. Paralectotype: BMNH 1867.2.14.20 (1, = Channa gachua). Lectotype selected by Britz et al. 2024:22 [ref. 40761]. •Valid as Channa stewartii (Playfair 1867) -- (Shrestha 1978:40 [ref. 15970], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:1021 [ref. 20764], Vierke 1991:20 [ref. 16625], Sen 1995:595 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:277 [ref. 24904] as stewartius, Musikasinthorn 2000:35 [ref. 24480], Karmakar 2000:35 [ref. 25662], Courtenay & Williams 2004:113 [ref. 27545], Shrestha 2008:234 [ref. 29923], Vishwanath & Geetakumari 2009:101 [ref. 30105], Geetakumari & Vishwanath 2011:231 [ref. 31586], Gurung et al. 2013:4885 [ref. 32969], Knight 2016:8589 [ref. 34348], Lalhlimpuia et al. 2016:349 [ref. 34637], Gurumayum & Tamang 2016:183 [ref. 35232], Endruweit 2017:178 [ref. 35627], Lalramliana et al. 2018:167 [ref. 36027], Praveenraj et al. 2018:12 [ref. 36419], Praveenraj et al. 2018:150 [ref. 36434], Praveenraj et al. 2019:69 [ref. 36501], Rüber et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36913], Chakraborty et al. 2020:107 [ref. 37332], Praveenraj et al. 2020:945 [ref. 38037], Britz et al. 2024:19 [ref. 40761]). Current status: Valid as Channa stewartii (Playfair 1867). Channidae. Distribution: South Asia: Northern India (West Bengal, Assam), Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, possible further east. Habitat: freshwater.

surakartensis, Philypnoides Bleeker [P.] 1849:19 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 22 [6]; ref. 319] Kali Pepeh River, near Surakarta, central Java, Indonesia. No types known. •Synonym of Channa orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Menon 1999:275 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ng et al. 1999:57 [ref. 24286], Courtenay & Williams 2004:70 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:460 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831) -- (Praveenraj et al. 2018:11 [ref. 36419]). Current status: Synonym of Channa limbata (Cuvier 1831). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.