airsac catfish

English

Heteropneustes fossilis

Noun

airsac catfish (plural airsac catfishes or airsac catfish)

1. Any of the genus Heteropneustes of catfishes with elongated, compressed bodies, short dorsal fins with no spine, and long airsacs that serve as lungs that extend from the gill chamber.

References

• airsac catfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Heteropneustes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Heteropneustes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• airsac catfish at iNaturalist