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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Arapaimidae Bonytongues

Genus: Heterotis

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Photo by Laleye, P.

Africa
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Laleye, P.
 
Heterotis niloticus
[African bonytongue]
1 Species of Family Arapaimidae with Genus Heterotis
(Bonytongues)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1829 Heterotis niloticus African bonytongue Africa 100 SL



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