Family Nandidae - Asian leaffishes
Order : Anabantiformes Nandidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 1 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
Division : Primary freshwater
Aquarium : some
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Southern Asia. Head and mouth large, the latter very protractile. Continuous dorsal fin. Rounded caudal fin. Lateral line incomplete or lacking. No scaly axillary process in pelvic fin. Many species are fierce predators. Restricted to the genus Nandus (Ref. 245). Teeth present from the ectopterygoid. Maxillary process on dentigerous process of premaxilla present. Preopercle and infraorbitals with serrated margins. Infraorbital ossicle next to lachrymal (infraorbital 2) present. Vertebrae 13 + 10 = 23. Larvae with numerous individual attachment cells scattered over the yolk sac. Micropylar areas with adhesive filaments restricted to circular area, forming a dense carpet in Nandus (Ref. 46238).
Etymology :
Reproductive guild : guarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1984
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Anabantaria | | | Anabantiformes | Nandoidei | | Nandidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Nandidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Nandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Coius nandus Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
! Mandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Nandus marmoratus Valenciennes, 1831
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Bengula hamiltonii Gray, 1835
synonymjuniororiginal
Nandus nebulosus (Gray, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Bedula nebulosus Gray, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
Nandus borneensis Steindachner, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Nandus oxyrhynchus Ng, Vidthayanon & Ng, 1996
acceptedseniororiginal
Nandus prolixus Chakrabarty, Oldfield & Ng, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Nandus andrewi Ng & Jaafar, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Nandus meni Hossain & Sarker, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
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