Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Osteoglossiformes
- Family
- Arapaimidae
- Genus
- Heterotis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOsteoglossiformes
- familyArapaimidae Bonaparte, 1846
- genusHeterotis Rüppell, 1828
- speciesHeterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Heterotis adansoni Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Heterotis nilotica (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Sudis nilotica Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Sudis adansonii Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Clupisudis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Heterotis adansonii (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Heterotis ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Sudis niloticus Rüppell, 1829 Rüppell, 1829 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581703 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3LF3Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.