| Accepted scientific name: |
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Heterobranchus longifilis Valenciennes, 1840 (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Clarias loangwensis Worthington, 1933 (synonym) |
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| Heterobranchus laticeps Peters, 1852 (synonym) |
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| Heterobranchus longifinis Valenciennes, 1840 (synonym) |
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| Heterobranchus platycephalus Nichols & LaMonte, 1934 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Vundu |
- |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Surta |
- |
Arabic |
Sudan |
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| Sampa |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps) |
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| Vundu |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps) |
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| Lenda |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Tshota mualwa |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Vundu-malle |
- |
Danish |
Denmark |
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| Cur |
- |
Dinka, Northeastern |
Sudan |
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| Catfish |
- |
English |
Ghana |
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| Sampa |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Vundu |
- |
English |
Kenya |
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| Vundu |
- |
English |
South Africa |
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| Vundu |
- |
English |
Tanzania |
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| Vundu |
- |
English |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps; Lake Kariba (Ref. 27602).) |
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| Vundu |
- |
English |
Zimbabwe |
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| Wonyi |
- |
Ewe |
Ghana |
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| Oliiviahmattimonni |
- |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Viiksiankeriasmonni |
- |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Denor |
- |
Ga |
Ghana |
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| Ramboshi |
- |
Hausa |
Nigeria |
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| Azu isii |
- |
Igbo |
Nigeria |
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| Toruye |
- |
Ijo |
Nigeria |
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| Kairo |
- |
Kanuri |
Nigeria |
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| 長絲異鰓鯰 |
Chang sih yi sai nian |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 长丝异鳃鲶 |
Chang si yi sai nian |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Giyoko |
Guioko |
Mòoré |
Burkina Faso(Hauts-bassins de la Volta.) |
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| Seega |
Sienga |
Mòoré |
Burkina Faso(Hauts-bassins de la Volta.) |
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| Fusan |
- |
Nupe |
Nigeria |
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| Vundu |
- |
Nyanja |
Malawi(Lower Shire River Valley) |
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| Nhumi |
- |
Sena |
Mozambique |
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| Coro |
- |
Shilluk |
Sudan |
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| Pondo |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
- |
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| Pondo |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania(Zaire and Rukwa) |
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| Vundu |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Labe |
- |
Turkana |
Kenya |
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| Biblique |
- |
Wolof |
Senegal |
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| Aso |
- |
Yoruba |
Nigeria |
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| Ngaru |
- |
Zande |
Sudan |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17954-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Siluriformes
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2abab9d-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Family |
Clariidae
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2abec13-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Heterobranchus
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e3076a51-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
Africa: Nile, Congo system, upper and middle Zambezi (Ref. 3820). Reported from Lake Rukwa and the lower Zambezi (Ref. 95585). Also from Lakes Tanganyika and Edward (Ref. 7248). In West Africa known from the Gambia, Upper Senegal, Niger, Benue, Lake Chad, Volta, and coastal basins from Guinea to Nigeria, including the delta of Niger and the Cross river (Ref. 57129). |
| Lifezones: |
Freshwater |
| Additional data: |
In Cuvier & Valenciennes.
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
19-May-2014 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2319
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:27bcd032-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401 |
