Heteropneustes

E810751
genus taxon

Heteropneustes is a genus of air sac catfishes known for their elongated bodies, ability to breathe atmospheric air, and occurrence in freshwater habitats of South and Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Heteropneustes fossilis 2
Heteropneustes canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation ability to survive in stagnant waters ⓘ
tolerance to low-oxygen water ⓘ
bodyShape elongate ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName air sac catfishes ⓘ
defensiveAdaptation venomous fin spines (in some species) ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
ecologicalRole benthic predator and scavenger ⓘ
economicUse aquaculture species ⓘ
food fish ⓘ
environment freshwater tropical ⓘ
family Heteropneustidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstDescriptionBy Johann Jakob Heckel NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
ponds ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
hasCharacteristic air-breathing ability ⓘ
elongated body ⓘ
presence of air sacs ⓘ
hasCommonNameForSpecies Heteropneustes fossilis – stinging catfish NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle benthic ⓘ
locomotion swimming ⓘ
nativeRange South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSpecies Heteropneustes fossilis NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respirationType facultative air-breathing ⓘ
skeletonType bony fish ⓘ
taxonomicAuthority Heckel NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
trophicLevel secondary consumer ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heteropneustidae → hasMember → Heteropneustes ⓘ
Heteropneustidae → hasMember → Heteropneustes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heteropneustes fossilis
Heteropneustidae → hasNotableSpecies → Heteropneustes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heteropneustes fossilis