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''Heteropneustes'', the airsac catfishes, is a genus of catfishes native to Asia. This genus is the only one in its family. Their bodies are elongated and compressed with greatly depressed heads. They have long air sac that serve as lungs that extends from the gill chamber. The dorsal fin is short and has no spine. The pectoral fins have an associated venom gland and is considered dangerous.〔Nelson, J. S.: Fishes of the World, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., p , 2006 ISBN 0-471-25031-7〕 They are oviparous; distinct pairing is possible. == Species == There are currently five recognized species in this genus are: 〔 * ''Heteropneustes fossilis'' (Bloch, 1794) (stinging catfish) * ''Heteropneustes kemratensis'' (Fowler, 1937) * ''Heteropneustes nani'' Hossain, Sarker, Sharifuzzaman & Chowdhury, 2013〔Hossain, M.S., Sarker, S., Sharifuzzaman, S.M. & Chowdhury, S.R. (2013): (New species of stinging catfish ''Heteropneustes nani'' (Siluriformes: Heteropneustidae) from Noakhali, Bangladesh. ) ''Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (3): 259–267.''〕 * ''Heteropneustes longipectoralis'' Rema Devi & Raghunathan, 1999 * ''Heteropneustes microps'' (Günther, 1864) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heteropneustes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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