Heteropneustes fossilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Heteropneustidae |
Genus: | Heteropneustes |
Species: | H. fossilis
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Binomial name | |
Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)
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Synonyms | |
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.[1]