WoRMS taxon details
Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)
581703 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:581703)
accepted
Species
Clupisudis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Heterotis adansoni Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
Heterotis adansonii (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Heterotis ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1847 · unaccepted (synonym)
Heterotis nilotica (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Sudis adansonii Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Sudis nilotica Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Sudis niloticus Rüppell, 1829 · unaccepted
(of Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 328 [details]
page(s): 328 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581703 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Heterotis adansoni Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp. Pls. 554-590. [details]
original description (of Heterotis ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp. Pls. 554-590. [details]
original description (of Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 328 [details]
original description (of Sudis niloticus Rüppell, 1829) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1829-35). Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt. <em>Brönner, Frankfurt am Main.</em> 1829: 1-12, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Sudis adansonii Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 328 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Heterotis ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1847) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1847). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-neuvième. Suite du livre dix-neuvième. Brochets ou Lucioïdes. Livre vingtième. De quelques familles de Malacoptérygiens, intermédiaires entre les Brochets et les Clupes. 19: i-xix + 1-544 + 6 pp. Pls. 554-590. [details]
original description (of Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 328 [details]
original description (of Sudis niloticus Rüppell, 1829) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1829-35). Beschreibung und Abbildung mehrerer neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt. <em>Brönner, Frankfurt am Main.</em> 1829: 1-12, Pls. 1-3. [details]
original description (of Sudis adansonii Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 328 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterotis niloticus)
To FishBase (from synonym Heterotis adansoni Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Heterotis ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1847)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sudis adansonii Cuvier, 1829)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sudis niloticus Rüppell, 1829)
To GenBank (3861 nucleotides; 64 proteins) (from synonym Clupisudis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (3861 nucleotides; 64 proteins) (from synonym Sudis nilotica Cuvier, 1829)
To GenBank (3861 nucleotides; 64 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (79 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterotis niloticus)
To FishBase (from synonym Heterotis adansoni Valenciennes, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Heterotis ehrenbergii Valenciennes, 1847)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sudis niloticus Cuvier, 1829)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sudis adansonii Cuvier, 1829)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sudis niloticus Rüppell, 1829)
To GenBank (3861 nucleotides; 64 proteins) (from synonym Clupisudis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (3861 nucleotides; 64 proteins) (from synonym Sudis nilotica Cuvier, 1829)
To GenBank (3861 nucleotides; 64 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
