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Channa Scopoli, 1777

1099804 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1099804)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Perciformes (Order)
  7. Channidae (Family)
  8. Channa (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Channidae Fowler, 1934
Channa Gronow, 1763 · unaccepted
Ophicephalus Bloch, 1793 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ophiocephalus Bloch, 1793 · unaccepted (misspelling)

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  1. Species Channa amphibeus (McClelland, 1845)
  2. Species Channa argus (Cantor, 1842)
  3. Species Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  4. Species Channa aurantimaculata Musikasinthorn, 2000
  5. Species Channa bankanensis (Bleeker, 1852)
  6. Species Channa baramensis (Steindachner, 1901)
  7. Species Channa barca (Hamilton, 1822)
  8. Species Channa bleheri Vierke, 1991
  9. Species Channa burmanica Chaudhuri, 1919
  10. Species Channa cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1853)
  11. Species Channa diplogramma (Day, 1865)
  12. Species Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)
  13. Species Channa harcourtbutleri (Annandale, 1918)
  14. Species Channa lucius (Cuvier, 1831)
  15. Species Channa maculata (Lacepède, 1802)
  16. Species Channa marulioides (Bleeker, 1851)
  17. Species Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)
  18. Species Channa melanoptera (Bleeker, 1855)
  19. Species Channa melasoma (Bleeker, 1851)
  20. Species Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831)
  21. Species Channa nox Zhang, Musikasinthorn & Watanabe, 2002
  22. Species Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  23. Species Channa panaw Musikasinthorn, 1998
  24. Species Channa pleurophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851)
  25. Species Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)
  26. Species Channa stewartii (Playfair, 1867)
  27. Species Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)
  28. Species Channa africana (Steindachner, 1879) accepted as Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879)
  29. Species Channa amphibia (McClelland, 1845) accepted as Channa amphibeus (McClelland, 1845)
  30. Species Channa amphibius (McClelland, 1845) accepted as Channa amphibeus (McClelland, 1845)
  31. Species Channa baculis (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Pseudambassis baculis (Hamilton, 1822)
  32. Species Channa diplogramme (Day, 1865) accepted as Channa diplogramma (Day, 1865)
  33. Species Channa formosana Jordan & Evermann, 1902 accepted as Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  34. Species Channa insignis (Sauvage, 1884) accepted as Parachanna insignis (Sauvage, 1884)
  35. Species Channa lucia (Cuvier, 1831) accepted as Channa lucius (Cuvier, 1831)
  36. Species Channa marulia (Hamilton, 1822) accepted as Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)
  37. Species Channa melanopterus (Bleeker, 1855) accepted as Channa melanoptera (Bleeker, 1855)
  38. Species Channa obscura (Günther, 1861) accepted as Parachanna obscura (Günther, 1861)
  39. Species Channa obscurus (Günther, 1861) accepted as Parachanna obscura (Günther, 1861)
  40. Species Channa ocellata Peters, 1864 accepted as Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  41. Species Channa pleurophthalma (Bleeker, 1851) accepted as Channa pleurophthalmus (Bleeker, 1851)
  42. Species Channa punctatus (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)
  43. Species Channa siamensis (Günther, 1861) accepted as Channa lucius (Cuvier, 1831)
  44. Species Channa sinensis Sauvage, 1880 accepted as Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  45. Species Channa stewartius (Playfair, 1867) accepted as Channa stewartii (Playfair, 1867)
  46. Species Channa striatus (Bloch, 1793) accepted as Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Scopoli, I.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae; 540 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42076
page(s): 459 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Appeared without species. (Eschmeyer).  
Taxonomic remark Appeared without species. (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2025). Channa Scopoli, 1777. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1099804 on 2026-09-10
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2016-11-22 11:10:04Z
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db_admin
2017-11-22 13:18:58Z
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Decock, Wim

original description Scopoli, I.A. (1777). Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Wolfgang Gerle, Pragae; 540 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/42076
page(s): 459 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 

original description (of Pterops Rafinesque, 1815) Analyse, 84
page(s): 91 [details] 

original description (of Ophicephalus Bloch, 1793) Bloch, M.E. (1793). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Theil 7. Bey der Königl. Akademisken Kusthändlern J. Molino & Comp. Berlin. 144 p., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41367423
page(s): 137 [details] 

original description (of Bostrichoides Duméril, 1805) Duméril, A.M.C. (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux. Allais, Paris. xxxii + 344 pp. [1806]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44011
page(s): 332 [details] 

original description (of Psiloides Fischer, 1813) Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1813). Zoognosia tabulis synopticis illustrata : in usum praelectionum Academiae imperialis medico-chirugicae mosquensis edita. Editio Tertia, Volumen Primum, Tabulas synopticas generales et comparativas, nec non characterum quorundam explicationem iconographicam continens. Typis Nicolai Sergeidis Vsevolozsky, Mosquae [Moscow], xiii+[1]+465 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92502
page(s): 74 [details] 

original description (of Ophiocephalus Hamilton, 1822) Fish. Ganges
page(s): 59 [details] 

original description (of Bostrychoides Lacepède, 1801) H. N. Poiss., 3
page(s): 144 [details] 

original description (of Philypnoides Bleeker, 1849) Verh. Batav. Genootsch., 22 (Blennioid. Soenda-Moluk.)
page(s): 19 [details] 

original description (of Channa Gronow, 1763) Zooph., 1
page(s): 135 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark Appeared without species. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801 [details]
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Ophiocephalus Bloch, 1793)
To WoRMS (from synonym Ophicephalus Bloch, 1793)
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