Systematic position (Nelson 2006) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Suborder: Channoidei (Ophiocephaliformes) Family: Channidae (Snakeheads) Genus: Channa Species: C. punctata Common/local names English: Spotted snakehead Bangladesh: Taki (টাকি), Lata (লাটা), Chaitan (ছাইতান) and Sati (শাটি) India:
Channa punctatus
Synonyms: Ophicephalus punctatus Bloch, 1794, Nat. Ausland.Fische. 7, p.388. Ophiocephalus punctatus Day, 1878, Fishes of India. p.367. Ophicephalus punctatus Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937, Fishes of Northern Bangal. p.123. Ophicephalus punctatus Bhuiyan, 1964, Fishes of Dacca. p.95. Common name: Spotted snakehead