UGROŽENE VRSTE RIBA U SVIJETU: Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) (Siluriformes: Heteropneustidae)

The threatened stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis is a nutritionally valuable food in Asian countries but its natural populations have declined due to over-exploitation, habitat loss and pollution, thus deserving high conservation importance for the remaining isolated, wild populations of H. fossilis in Asian countries. The results would be useful for the protection of the presence of endemic species and sustainable fisheries in the lake.Ugroženi bodljasti som, Heteropneustes fossilis, je nutritivno vrijedna namirnica u azijskim zemljama, ali njegove prirodne populacije opadaju zbog pretjeranog iskorištavanja, gubitka staništa i zagađenja zbog kojih zaslužuje visoku važnost za zaštitu preostalih izoliranih, divljih populacija H. fossilis u azijskim zemljama