220. Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

Common name. Singee

Taxonomy. Original description: Silurus fossilis Bloch, 1794: 46, pl. 370, fig. 2 [Tranquebar (Tharangambadi), India; lectotype: ZMB 3074; lectotype selected by Paepke (1999: 87)] .

Revisions. Ratmuangkhwang et al. (2014: 82).

Illustrations. Bloch (1794: 46, pl. 370, fig. 2).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Eshlambo.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022) but needs confirmation by specimens for Iran.—Iran material: None.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).