Silurus

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Silurus
Silurus biwaensis1.jpg
Silurus biwaensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Silurus glanis
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Siluris (misspelling)

Silurus is a genus of catfishes native to Europe and Asia.

Species[]

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Silurus aristotelis Garman, 1890 (Aristotle's catfish)
  • Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758 (Amur catfish)
  • Silurus biwaensis , 1961 (Lake Biwa giant catfish)
  • , 1967 [2]
  • , & , 2015 (Yellow catfish) [3]
  • Sauvage, 1882
  • , & , 2015 (Dakrong catfish) [3]
  • , & , 2004
  • Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 (Wels catfish)
  • Regan, 1907
  • , & , 2015 (Flower catfish) [3]
  • , 1977 (Lanzhou catfish)
  • , 1961 (Rock catfish)
  • Li, Li, Zhang & He, 2019
  • Silurus mento Regan, 1904 (Kunming catfish)
  • , 1977 (Yangtze catfish)
  • Mori, 1936 (Slender catfish)
  • Silurus soldatovi & , 1948 (Soldatov's catfish)
  • Hibino & Tabata, 2018 [4]
  • Heckel, 1843 (Mesopotamian catfish)

References[]

  1. ^ "World Register of Marine Species". Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. ^ Britz R., Win T. (2010). "Redescription of Silurus burmanensis Thant 1967: a Silurus not a Pterocryptis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Siluridae)". Zootaxa. 2647: 61–68.
  3. ^ a b c Nguyễn Văn Hảo, Vũ Thị Hồng Nguyên & Nguyễn Thị Diệu Phương (2015). "Three Fish Species of The Genus Silurus Linnaeus, 1758, (Siluridae, Siluriformes) Newly Discovered in Northern Vietnam" (PDF). Journal of Science and Development. 13 (1): 65–74.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. ^ Hibino, Yusuke; Tabata, Ryoichi (2018-08-15). "Description of a new catfish, Silurus tomodai (Siluriformes: Siluridae) from central Japan". Zootaxa. 4459 (3): 507–524. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4459.3.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
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