Family Channidae Berg 1940 (snakehead)
Actinopteri - 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 taxa: Anabantoidei, Badidae, Pristolepididae, Eochanna, Nandidae
Subtaxa: Anchichanna Channa
Type: Channa
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (8 collections), Nepal (3), Switzerland (2)
• Eocene of Pakistan (1)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences