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No name

Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

The no name (Heterotis niloticus) is a species in the family Arapaimidae, order Osteoglossiformes.

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Quick facts about the no name

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the no name live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the no name as introduced in 9 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Madagascarinvasive
  2. Cameroon
  3. Cape Verde
  4. Central African Republic
  5. Congo - Brazzaville
  6. Congo - Kinshasa
  7. Côte d’Ivoire
  8. Gabon
  9. Togo

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the no name endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the no name classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderOsteoglossiformes
  5. familyArapaimidae
  6. genusHeterotis
  7. SpeciesHeterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)

Synonyms Clupisudis niloticus, Heterotis adansoni, Heterotis adansonii, Heterotis ehrenbergii, Heterotis nilotica, Sudis adansonii, Sudis nilotica, Sudis niloticus

Other names and names in other languages (82)
  • African arowanaEnglish
  • African bonytongueEnglish
  • Bony tongueEnglish
  • HeterotisEnglish
  • StonesideEnglish
  • TrepakeAkan
  • NokArabic
  • FanaBambara
  • N'golbdm
  • Pengebta
  • 尼罗鲱柱鱼Chinese
  • Fantang nilskýCzech
  • Afrikansk KnogletungeDanish
  • Afrikanischer KnochenzünglerGerman
  • LekDinka
  • Rikidmm
  • Arapaima africanoSpanish
  • KlupisudisEstonian
  • EfaEwe
  • AfrikanarapaimaFinnish
  • Poisson sans nomFrench
  • BalaFula
  • BaliHausa
  • KpokpoIgbo
  • Arowana africanoItalian
  • ナイルアロワナJapanese
  • Noussajbu
  • KawiKanuri
  • KawouroKanembu
  • Païkim
  • Toumcs
  • RakakoMossi
  • Egoginup
  • arowana zachodnioafrykańskaPolish
  • Aruanã-africanoPortuguese
  • Нильский гетеротисRussian
  • Olakshk
  • BaldeSoninke
  • FanntangSwedish
  • MuzalazalaSwahili
  • ปลาตะพัดแอฟริกาThai
  • Desetuv
  • Ekeuroot
  • N'diaguelWolof
  • AfoYoruba
  • 非洲黑龍Chinese
  • Katakpizne
  • أروانا إفريقيةArabic
  • GrafishArabic
  • N'golôArabic
  • NaukArabic
  • Nawak NiliArabic
  • NgollArabic
  • NgolloArabic
  • NoagArabic
  • 尼罗异耳骨舌鱼Chinese
  • 尼羅異耳骨舌魚Chinese
  • 尼羅鯡柱魚Chinese
  • Westafrikanischer KnochenzünglerGerman
  • Aafrika kontkeelEstonian
  • FaEwe
  • poisson-sans-nomFrench
  • LareoFula
  • BahliHausa
  • BalliHausa
  • BargiHausa
  • BegigiHausa
  • BerigiHausa
  • Dan ShakataHausa
  • NakantalaHausa
  • Poïkim
  • Pwonkim
  • BakkataSoninke
  • DugandeSoninke
  • SanqueleelaSoninke
  • WarsenaliSoninke
  • ปลาอะโรวาน่าแอฟริกาThai
  • Congo ya sikaroot
  • Okporoot
  • AikaYoruba
  • AlapaYoruba
  • KanoYoruba

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the no name

Other species in the same family Arapaimidae.

DD, Data Deficient
Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Arapaimidae

CompareNo name vs ArapaimaNo name vs Slender arapaimaNo name vs Agassiz's arapaimaNo name vs Mapa arapaima

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the no name an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the no name as invasive in 1 country: Madagascar. It lists it as introduced in 9 in all.

What kind of animal is the no name?

The no name (Heterotis niloticus) belongs to the family Arapaimidae in the order Osteoglossiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). No name (Heterotis niloticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/no-name

MLA

“No name (Heterotis niloticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/no-name.

BibTeX
@misc{no_name_2026,
  title = {No name (Heterotis niloticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/no-name},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}