affinis, Ophiocephalus Günther [A.] 1861:470 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Perhaps from Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean and no locality. Syntypes: BMNH 1852.9.13.232 (1) ? Mauritius [probably southeast Asia], 1860.3.19.22 (1) no locality. See Fricke 1999:569 [ref. 24106]. •Synonym of Channa punctatus (Bloch 1793) -- (Menon 1999:276 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Channa punctata (Bloch 1793) -- (Courtenay & Williams 2004:109 [ref. 27545]). Current status: Synonym of Channa punctata (Bloch 1793). Channidae. Habitat: freshwater.