theophrasti, Ophiocephalus Valenciennes [A.] in Jacquemont 1838:no p., Pl. 13 (figs. 1-1a) [Voyage dans l'Inde pendant les années 1828 à 1832; ref. 17872] Mumbai, India. Holotype: MNHN A-0668. Type catalog: Blanc 1963:77 [ref. 19851]. Type information: Daget 1984:515 [ref. 23265]. Plate 13 dates to 1838, see Britz et al. 2017:540 [ref. 35498]. •Valid as Channa theophrasti (Valenciennes 1838) -- (Daget 1984:515 [ref. 23265]). •Synonym of Channa marulius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:273 [ref. 24904], Courtenay & Williams 2004:83 [ref. 27545], Kottelat 2013:461 [ref. 32989] with question, Britz et al. 2017:529 [ref. 35498]). Current status: Synonym of Channa marulius (Hamilton 1822). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.