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Scientific Name	**Heterobranchus isopterus** Bleeker, 1863
Common Name
Type Locality	Boutry River, Guinea.
Synonym(s)	Heterobranchus macronema
Pronunciation	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).
Species Information
Size	900mm or 35.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: coastal basins of Guinea (Konkouré) to southeast Nigeria (Cross River); also known from the upper Senegal River. African Waters, Konkouré (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Sénégal, Upper Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862), pp 108, Pl. 22 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:58 (species record created: 2005 Aug 27 00:00)