Heteropneustes fossilis

Heteropneustes fossilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heteropneustidae
Genus: Heteropneustes
Species:
H. fossilis
Binomial name
Heteropneustes fossilis
(Bloch, 1794)
Synonyms
List
  • Silurus fossilis Bloch, 1794
  • Saccobranchus fossilis (Bloch, 1794)
  • Silurus singio Hamilton, 1822
  • Saccobranchus singio (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Silurus laticeps Swainson, 1838
  • Silurus biserratus Swainson, 1839
  • Saccobranchus microcephalus Günther, 1864

Heteropneustes fossilis, also known as Asian stinging catfish or fossil cat, is a species of airsac catfish found in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, and Bhutan. It has also been introduced to the Tigris River Basin in western Iran.

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