indicus, Ophicephalus McClelland [J.] 1842:583 [Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 8); ref. 2926] Chenab in Punjab, Loodianah and Cabool [Kabul] River. Syntypes: BMNH 1843.2.25.58 (1, skin), BMNH uncat. (1, stuffed, not found). In the genus Channa a secondary homonym of Channa indica Gronow, 1854. •Synonym of Channa punctatus (Bloch 1793) -- (Menon 1999:276 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa punctata (Bloch 1793) -- (Courtenay & Williams 2004:109 [ref. 27545]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Channa punctata (Bloch 1793). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.