Английская Википедия:Heterobranchus
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Heterobranchus is a genus of airbreathing catfishes native to Africa. However, H. palaeindicus, an extinct species of the genus, was discovered in the Siwalik Hills, India, dating to the Lower Pliocene.[1]
Depending on the exact species involved, fish of this genus reach from Шаблон:Convert with H. longifilis being the largest strict freshwater fish in southern Africa, reaching Шаблон:Convert SL and weighing up to Шаблон:Convert.[2]
Species
This genus contains four recent and two fossil species:[1][2]
Recent species
- Heterobranchus bidorsalis É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 (African Catfish)
- Heterobranchus boulengeri (Pellegrin, 1922)
- Heterobranchus isopterus (Bleeker, 1863) —found in West Africa—
- Heterobranchus longifilis Valenciennes, 1840 (Vundu; Sampa)
Fossil species
- †Heterobranchus austriacus (Thenius, 1952)
- †Heterobranchus palaeindicus (Lydekker, 1886)
References