 Summary of heterobranchus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | Het err o brach us | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Heterobranchus: From the Greek heteros, meaning different and branchos, meaning fin; in reference to the presence of the two dorsal fins (rayed and adipose). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sexing | The genital papilla, which is right below the anus, is elongated and pointy in males while it is round and relatively larger (and larger than the anus) in females. In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 640mm, largest 1500mm, average 1135mm, most commonly 1500mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 5 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/clariidae/heterobranchus/bidorsalis/1.jpg "Heterobranchus bidorsalis - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/clariidae/heterobranchus/boulengeri/1.jpg "Heterobranchus boulengeri - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/clariidae/heterobranchus/isopterus/1.jpg "Heterobranchus isopterus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/clariidae/heterobranchus/longifilis/1.jpg "Heterobranchus longifilis - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/clariidae/heterobranchus/sp_hybrid/1.jpg "Heterobranchus sp. hybrid - Click for species page")