Heteropneustes fossilis

Asian stinging catfish by AravindManoj
Asian stinging catfish by AravindManoj

Heteropneustes fossilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[1]

  1. ^ COAD, Brian W (2015). "Review of the Freshwater Catfishes of Iran (Order Siluriformes)". Iranian Journal of Ichthyology. 1 (4): 218–257.