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Heterobranchus
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Heterobranchus

Heterobranchus is a genus of airbreathing catfishes native to Africa. However, H. palaeindicus, the only known extinct species of the genus, was discovered in the Siwalik Hills, India, dating to the Lower Pliocene.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Vundu

speciesHeterobranchus longifilis

Heterobranchus isopterus

speciesHeterobranchus isopterus

Heterobranchus bidorsalis

speciesHeterobranchus bidorsalis

Heterobranchus boulengeri

speciesHeterobranchus boulengeri

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88866.