Heteropneustes fossilis, also known as Asian stinging catfish or fossil cat, is a species of airsac catfish found in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, and Bhutan. It has also been introduced to the Tigris River Basin in western Iran.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The Asian Stinging Catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Clarias fuscus
- Clarias batrachus
- Plotosus canius — considered venomous
- Clarias nieuhofii
- Silurus asotus
- Neosilurus hyrtlii — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Clariidae
- Genus
- Heteropneustes
- Species
- Heteropneustes fossilis
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