Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 39; Anal soft rays: 46 - 50. Barbels short. Head spatulate in dorsal outline; snout rectangular and lower jaw extending beyond upper. Gill arches extended anteriorly. Suprabranchial organ well developed. Pectoral spine serrated on base of outer side. Openings of secondary sensory canals display a regular geometric pattern.

Common Names

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Katondwa , Bemba , Zambia

Suklaa-ahmattimonni , Finnish , Finland

博氏异鳃鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

博氏異鰓鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Clariidae

Genus: Heterobranchus

Species: Heterobranchus boulengeri Pellegrin, 1922

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Diet of adults consists of fishes. Juveniles feed on insect larvae and other invertebrates (Ref. 78218).

Habitat

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demersal