Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Sinha, Bikramjit, 2019, Ichthyofauna of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh w. s. r. to Ranga River, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2) : -

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scientific name	Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)
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63. Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) View in CoL

1794. Silurus fossilis Bloch, Ich. Hist. Nat. d. Poiss., 8: 46, pl. 370, Figure 2 (type locality, Tranqueber).

1822. Silurus singio Hamilton, Fish Ganges , 147, 374, pl. 37, Figure 46.

1838. Silurus laticeps Swainson , The natural history and classification v. 1: 345, Figure 84.

1839. Silurus biserratus Swainson , The natural history and classification v. 2: 306.

1864. Saccobranchus microcephalus Günther, Cat. Fish. British Mus., 5: 31.

Common name(s): Stinging catfish. Material examined: ZSI/ V / APFS / P-289 , 2 exs., 147.5 to

156.4 mm, Hapoli, Lower Subansiri district , Arunachal Pradesh, 16.ii.1996, G. Thirumalai .

Distribution: INDIA:ArunachalPradesh-LowerSubansiri, East Kameng, West Kameng, East Siang; Throughout India. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, China, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey.

Habit and Habitat: Freshwate. Mainly found in ponds, ditches, swamps and marshes, but occasionally occur in muddy rivers.

IUCN Status: Least Concern