Family Channidae Berg 1940 (snakehead)
Osteichthyes - Anabantiformes - Channidae
Parent taxon: Channoidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Böhme 2010, Murray and Thewissen 2008, Nelson et al. 2016 and Otero et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Eochanna
Subtaxa: Anchichanna Channa
Type: Channa
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (8), Nepal (3), Switzerland (2)
• Eocene of Pakistan (1)
Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences