Family Heteropneustidae - Airsac catfishes
  Order
:
Heteropneustidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 1 | Species : 5 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
:
Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
:
Distribution: Pakistan to Thailand. Elongate and compressed body. Head strongly depressed. Barbels 4 pairs. A long air sac that serves as a lung extends backwards from gill chamber. Short dorsal fin with no leading spine. No adipose fin or present as a low ridge. Pectoral spines with associated poison gland dangerous to humans.
  Etymology
:
Greek, heteros = other + Greek, pneo = breath ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
guarders
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Otophysa | | | | | | Siluriphysae | Siluriformes | Siluroidei | | Heteropneustidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
Glossary
[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Heteropneustidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
acceptedseniornew
Silurus fossilis Bloch, 1794
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Silurus singio Hamilton, 1822
synonymjuniororiginal
Saccobranchus singio (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymjuniornew
Silurus laticeps Swainson, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
Silurus biserratus Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Heteropneustes microps (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliednew
Saccobranchus microps (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Clarisilurus kemratensis (non Fowler, 1937)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Heteropneustes microps (Günther, 1864)
acceptedseniornew
Saccobranchus microps Günther, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Heteropneustes fossilis (non Bloch, 1794)
misappliedmisappliednew
Heteropneustes longipectoralis Rema Devi & Raghunathan, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Heteropneustes nani Hossain, Sarker, Sharifuzzaman & Chowdhury, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
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