Species FAO code: HTF

Heteropneustes fossilis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Italy	it Siluro asiatico	–
Sweden	sv Lungmal	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Asia - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Scientific name

Heteropneustes fossilis

Author

(Bloch, 1794)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HTF

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSiluriformes
  - FamilyHeteropneustidae
    - GenusHeteropneustes
      - SpeciesHeteropneustes fossilis

Synonyms

Silurus laticeps Swainson, 1838
Saccobranchus microcephalus Günther, 1864
Silurus biserratus Swainson, 1839
Saccobranchus singio (Hamilton, 1822)
Silurus fossilis Bloch, 1794
Silurus singio Hamilton, 1822
Saccobranchus fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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