Heterotis niloticus

Heterotis niloticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Infraclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohort: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Arapaimidae
Genus: Heterotis
Species: Heterotis niloticus

Name

Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)

Synonyms

• Clupisudis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
• Heterotis adansoni Valenciennes, 1847
• Heterotis adansonii (Cuvier, 1829)
• Heterotis ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1847
• Heterotis nilotica (Cuvier, 1829)
• Sudis adansonii Cuvier, 1829
• Sudis nilotica Cuvier, 1829
• Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829
• Sudis niloticus Rüppell, 1829

References

• IUCN: Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Afrikanischer Knochenzüngler
English: African arowana
日本語: ナイルアロワナ
ไทย: ปลาอะโรวาน่าแอฟริกา

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