formosana, Channa Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1902:331, Fig. 11 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 25 (no. 1289); ref. 2447] Suao, northeastern Taiwan. Holotype: CAS-SU 107132. Paratypes: ZUMT ?5470 (1, lost), ?21677 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:138-139 [ref. 12291], Ho & Shao 2011:60 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Channa asiatica (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Zhang et al. 2002:ca. 140 [ref. 26152], Courtenay & Williams 2004:53 [ref. 27545] based on Wu identification, Ho & Shao 2011:60 [ref. 31432]. Kottelat 2013:459 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Channa asiatica (Linnaeus 1758). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.