''Channa auroflammea'' is a species of snakehead, a fish of the family

Channidae The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are distinguished by their long dorsal fins, large mouths, and shiny teeth. They breathe air with ...

. Its range includes

Mekong River The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth-longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third-longest in Asia with an estimated l ...

. It was previously lumped with '' C. marulius, C. cf. marulius'', or'' C. aff. marulius'', but can be distinguished within the group by colour pattern, other morphological characteristics, and genetic information.

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auroflammea Fish of Southeast Asia Taxa named by Ralf Britz Fish described in 2019 {{Anabantiformes-stub