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HETEROPNEUSTES FOSSILIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Indian catfish
1, record 1, English, Indian%20catfish
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fish belonging to the Heteropneustidae family. The English name and the latin were confirmed by Mr. Don A. McAllister, Curator of Fishes, National Museum of Natural Sciences of Canada 1, record 1, English, - Indian%20catfish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Other latin name: Saccobranchus fossilis. 1, record 1, English, - Indian%20catfish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saccobranche
1, record 1, French, saccobranche
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poisson-chat saccobranche 2, record 1, French, poisson%2Dchat%20saccobranche
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La famille voisine des Hétéropneustidés est celle de Heteropneustes fossilis, qui développe au maximum la faculté de respirer l'air atmosphérique par développement de deux longs tubes respiratoires dorsaux procédant des cavités branchiales suprapharyngiennes (contenant les organes arborescents des Clariidés) et se prolongeant jusque dans la queue. Ce Poisson indien peut, grâce à ses «poumons», vivre assez longtemps hors de l'eau. 3, record 1, French, - saccobranche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Saccobranche est en fait le nom du genre, mais H. fossilis étant la seule espèce dans ce genre, saccobranche peut s'utiliser comme tel pour désigner l'espèce. 1, record 1, French, - saccobranche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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