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Channa
Scopoli (ex Gronow), 1777
Ophicephalus
Bloch, 1793; (synonym)
Philypnoides
Bleeker, 1849; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus
Bloch, 1793; (synonym)
Bostrychoides
Lacep¨de, 1801; (synonym)
Channa amphibius
Talwar & Jhingran, 1991
Channa barca
Ophiocephalus amphibius
McClelland, 1845; (valid as)
Channa argus
Ophicephalus nigricans
Cuvier, 1831; (synonym)
Ophicephalus argus
Cantor, 1842; (valid as)
Ophicephalus pekinensis
Basilewsky, 1855; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus warpachowskii
Berg, 1909; (synonym)
?
Channa argus kimurai
Shih, 1936
Ophicephalus argus warpachowskii
Berg, 1949; (synonym)
Channa argus
Uyeno & Arai, 1984; (valid as)
Ophiocephalus argus
Wang, 1984; (misspelling)
Channa argus pekinensis
Bogutskaya & Naseka, 1996; (synonym)
Channa argus warpachowskii
Bogutskaya & Naseka, 1996; (synonym)
Ophicephalus argus warpachowskii
Bogutskaya & Naseka, 1996; (synonym)
Channa asiatica
Uyeno, 1984
Gymnotus asiaticus
Linnaeus, 1758; (valid as)
Channa ocellata
Peters, 1864; (synonym)
Channa bankanensis
Roberts, 1989
Ophiocephalus bankanensis
Bleeker, 1852; (valid as)
Channa barca
Ophiocephalus barca
Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Channa bleheri
Vierke, 1991
Channa cyanospilos
Kottelat, Whitten, Kartikasari & Wirjoatmodjo, 1993
Ophicephalus cyanospilos
Bleeker, 1853; (valid as)
?Channa fasciata
Steindachner, 1866
?Channa formosana
Jordan & Evermann, 1902
?Channa indica
Gronow, 1854
Channa lucius
Roberts, 1989
Ophicephalus lucius
Cuvier (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1831; (valid as)
Ophicephalus polylepis
Bleeker, 1852; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus bistriatus
Weber & de Beaufort, 1922; (synonym)
Channa maculata
Uyeno & Arai, 1984
Bostrychus maculatus
Lacep¨de, 1801; (valid as)
Channa marulioides
Roberts, 1989
Ophicephalus marulioides
Bleeker, 1851; (valid as)
Ophicephalus marulio¯des
Bleeker, 1851; (misspelling)
Channa marulius
Shrestha, 1978
Ophicephalus marulius
Hamilton, 1822; (valid as)
Ophicephalus leucopunctatus
Sykes, 1839; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus pseudomarulius
Gėnther, 1861; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus marulius ara
Deraniyagala, 1945; (synonym)
Channa melanoptera
Roberts, 1989
Ophicephalus melanopterus
Bleeker, 1855; (valid as)
Channa melasoma
Roberts, 1989
Ophicephalus melasoma
Bleeker, 1851; (valid as)
Ophicephalus rhodotaenia
Bleeker, 1851; (synonym)
Ophicephalus mystax
Bleeker, 1853; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus baramensis
Steindachner, 1901; (synonym)
Channa micropeltes
Roberts, 1989
Ophicephalus micropeltes
Cuvier (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1831; (valid as)
Ophicephalus serpentinus
Cuvier, 1831; (synonym)
Ophicephalus bivittatus
Bleeker, 1845; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Ophicephalus bivittatus
Bleeker, 1845; (unavailable, no features)
Ophicephalus stevensii
Bleeker, 1853; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus diplogramma
Day, 1865; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus studeri
Volz, 1903; (synonym)
Channa orientalis
Scopoli (ex Gronow), 1777
Channa orientalis
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Ophicephalus gachua
Hamilton, 1822; (synonym)
Ophicephalus marginatus
Cuvier, 1829; (synonym)
Ophicephalus limbatus
Cuvier, 1831; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus apus
Canestrini, 1861; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus kelaartii
Gėnther, 1861; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus guachua
var.
malaccensis
Peters, 1869; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus harcourt-butleri
Annandale, 1918; (misspelling)
Ophiocephalus harcourtbutleri
Annandale, 1918; (synonym)
Channa burmanica
Chaudhuri, 1919; (synonym)
Channa gachua
Shrestha, 1978; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus gachua
Coad, 1981; (synonym)
Channa pleurophthalmus
Roberts, 1989
Ophiocephalus pleurophthalmus
Bleeker, 1851; (valid as)
Ophicephalus urophthalmus
Bleeker, 1852; (synonym)
Ophicephalus spiritalis
Fowler, 1904; (synonym)
Channa punctata
Shrestha, 1978
Ophicephalus punctatus
Bloch, 1793; (valid as)
Ophicephalus karruwey
Lacep¨de, 1801; (synonym)
Ophicephalus karruwey
Lacep¨de, 1801; (unneeded replacement)
?Channa sinensis
Sauvage, 1880
Channa stewartii
Shrestha, 1978
Ophiocephalus stewartii
Playfair, 1867; (valid as)
Channa straita
Ophicephalus planiceps
Cuvier (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt), 1831; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus philippinus
Peters, 1869; (unavailable, in synonymy)
Ophiocephalus philippinus
Peters, 1869; (unavailable, no features)
Channa striata
Shrestha, 1978
Ophicephalus striatus
Bloch, 1793; (valid as)
Ophiocephalus wrahl
Lacep¨de, 1801; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus wrahl
Hamilton, 1822; (synonym)
Ophiocephalus vagus
Peters, 1869; (synonym)
Channa theophrasti
Daget, 1984
Ophiocephalus theophrasti
Valenciennes, 1844; (valid as)
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Igor Sheremetyev
; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.