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Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Accepted
Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)
Sighi
Sighi
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Sighi
🗒 Synonyms
synonymClarisilurus kemratensis (non Fowler, 1937)
synonymHeteropneustes microps (non Günther, 1864)
synonymSaccobranchus fossilis (Bloch, 1794)
synonymSaccobranchus microcephalus Günther, 1864
synonymSaccobranchus microps (non Günther, 1864)
synonymSaccobranchus singio (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymSilurus biserratus Swainson, 1839
synonymSilurus fossilis Bloch, 1794
synonymSilurus laticeps Swainson, 1838
synonymSilurus singio Hamilton, 1822
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Sheenee
  • Singee
  • Singhi
  • Singi
Bengali
  • Singee
  • Singhi
English
  • Stinging Catfish
Gujarati
  • Singhi
Hin
  • Bitchu
  • Kamacha-singhi
  • Singhi
  • सिंधइ
Hindi
  • Bitchu
  • Kamacha-singhi
  • Singhi
  • सिंधइ
Kannada
  • Chaelu
  • Kappathede
  • Kappershode
  • Seruva
  • Sinimeen
Khasi
  • Khasinghi
Malayalam
  • Kaari
  • Kadu
  • Kaduku Meen
  • Kahree-meen
  • Kahrimeen
  • Kari
  • Moyya
  • കരിമീന്
  • കാരി
  • തെയിലി
Manipuri
  • Ngachik
Marathi
  • Bitchuka-machi
  • Shingi
  • बितचुका माछी
Meitei
  • Ngachik
Nepali
  • िसंघी
Oriya
  • Singhi
Other
  • Lahoord
  • Noorie
  • Nullie
  • ਨੂਰੀ
Punjabi
  • Lahoord
  • Noorie
  • Nullie
  • ਨੂਰੀ
Tamil
  • Thailimeen
  • Thaylee
  • Thelee
  • தாளீ
  • தேளீ
Telugu
  • Ingilayee
  • Mapujella
  • Marpulu
  • మాపుజెల్ల
  • మారపు
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Freshwater, Brackish, Fishery, Commercial, Threatened
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
Contributors 
Thomas Vattakaven
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY_NC
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    No Data
    📚 Natural History
    Life Cycle
    Eggs are deposited in a depression usually excavated by both parents in mud, in shallow water. Parents guard the eggs and young until they can fend for themselves which lasts for about one month .
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY_NC
    References 
    1. Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p.
    Size
    Upto 31 cms
    Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
    Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Max Length

      30 (unsexed) 

      Size

      30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )

      Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
      Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY_NC
      References 
      1. Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p.
      Trophic Strategy
      Found mainly in ponds, ditches, swamps and marshes, but sometimes occurs in muddy rivers. Can tolerate slightly brackish water. Omnivorous. Breeds in confined waters during the monsoon months, but can breed in ponds, derelict ponds and ditches when sufficient rain-water accumulates.
      Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
      Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY_NC
      References 
      1. Rainboth, W.J. 1996 Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
      Diseases
      Allocreadium Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Allocreadium Infestation 7. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Aphallus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Ascaridia Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Bialovarium Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Clinostomum Infestation (metacercaria). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Contracaecum Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Dactylogyrus Gill Flukes Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Euclinostomum Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Euclinostomum Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Eumasenia Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Neopecoelina Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc. )
      Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
      Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY_NC
      References 
      1. Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p.
      No Data
      📚 Habitat and Distribution
      General Habitat

      Habitat

      Freshwater
      Freshwater
      Densely planted rivulet streams, wetlands, ditches, organically decomposed pools, culture tanks
      Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Freshwater, Brackish, Demersal. Muddy rivers, ponds, ditches, swamp, marshes
        Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
        Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Habitat demersal; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 30
          Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
          Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY_NC
          References 
            Description
            Global Distribution

            Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand,india

            Local Distribution

            Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, West Bengal and elsewhere India, Assam (Brahmaputra and Barak drainage)

            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Global Distribution

              India,Pakistan,Sri Lanka,Nepal,bangladesh,Myanmar

              Distribution In India

              Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana

              Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
              Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Remark

                Occurs throughout Indian plains and the Andamans

                Occurrence

                native 

                Distribution

                Asia: Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Myanmar.

                Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
                Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY_NC
                References 
                1. Kottelat, M. 2001 Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
                No Data
                📚 Occurrence
                No Data
                📚 Demography and Conservation
                Conservation Status

                IUCN Red List Category

                Least Concern
                Least Concern
                IUCN Redlist Category: Least Concern
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Red list Category & Criteria: Least concern ver 1.3
                  Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
                  Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
                    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
                    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY_NC
                    References 
                    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
                    No Data
                    📚 Uses and Management
                    Uses
                    fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
                    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
                    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4885, version (12/2013).
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY_NC
                    References 
                    1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p.
                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. Das, Ak, et al. "Fishes of Madhya Pradesh. " (2013).
                    2. Jha, B. R. & Rayamajhi, A. 2010. Heteropneustes fossilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e. T166452A6212487. http://dx. doi. org/10. 2305/IUCN. UK. 2010-4. RLTS. T166452A6212487. en. Downloaded on 11 April 2018
                    3. Menon, A. G. K. , 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ. , Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p
                    4. B. K. Bhattacharjya, U. Bhaumik & A. P. Sharma (2017): Fish habitat and fisheries of Brahmaputra River in Assam, India, Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management
                    Natural History > Life Cycle
                    1. Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p.
                    Natural History > Size
                    1. Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p.
                    Natural History > Trophic Strategy
                    1. Rainboth, W.J. 1996 Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
                    Natural History > Diseases
                    1. Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p.
                    Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
                    1. Kottelat, M. 2001 Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
                    Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
                    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
                    Uses and Management > Uses
                    1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p.
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. Das, Ak, et al. "Fishes of Madhya Pradesh. " (2013).
                    2. Jha, B. R. & Rayamajhi, A. 2010. Heteropneustes fossilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e. T166452A6212487. http://dx. doi. org/10. 2305/IUCN. UK. 2010-4. RLTS. T166452A6212487. en. Downloaded on 11 April 2018
                    3. Menon, A. G. K. , 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ. , Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p
                    4. B. K. Bhattacharjya, U. Bhaumik & A. P. Sharma (2017): Fish habitat and fisheries of Brahmaputra River in Assam, India, Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management

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                    cepfrit

                    Paper published in JoTT, July 2011

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                    📚 Meta data
                    No Data
                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomAnimalia
                    PhylumChordata
                    ClassActinopterygii
                    OrderSiluriformes
                    FamilyHeteropneustidae
                    GenusHeteropneustes
                    SpeciesHeteropneustes fossilis (Bloch 1794)
                    📊 Temporal Distribution
                    📷 Related Observations
                    👥 Groups
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                    Vembanad Wetland Conservation ProgramVembanad Wetland Conservation Program
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