serpentinus, Ophicephalus Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:429 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Thailand. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.144 (1, stuffed) East India Co. Also in Griffith & Smith 1834:Pl. 52 (fig. 3) (opp. p. 218) [ref. 1908]. •Synonym of Channa micropeltes (Cuvier 1831) -- (Roberts 1989:170 [ref. 6439], Courtenay & Williams 2004:94 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:461 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Channa micropeltes (Cuvier 1831). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.