Heteropneustes nani

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Heteropneustidae
Genus: Heteropneustes
Species: Heteropneustes nani

Name

Heteropneustes nani Hossain et al., 2013

• Holotype: MMSF 2013C1.
• Paratypes: MMSF 2013C2-2013C11.

Type locality: freshwater swamp of Begumgonj, 22°55′N, 90°58′E [1], Noakhali, Bangladesh.

Etymology: The species is named in honour of Professor Dr Nani Gopal Das.

References

• Hossain, M. S., Sarker, S., Sharifuzzaman, S. M. & Chowdhury, S. R.; 2013: New species of stinging catfish Heteropneustes nani (Siluriformes: Heteropneustidae) from Noakhali, Bangladesh. Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (3): 259–267. PDF