Silurus

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

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

Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:

  • Silurus aristotelis Garman, 1890 (Aristotle's catfish)
  • Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758 (Amur catfish)
  • Silurus biwaensis Tomoda, 1961 (Lake Biwa giant catfish)
  • Silurus burmanensis Thant, 1967 [1]
  • Silurus caobangensis V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Yellow catfish) [2]
  • Silurus dakrongensis V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Dakrong catfish) [2]
  • Silurus duanensis X. Y. Hu, J. H. Lan & C. G. Zhang, 2004
  • Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 (Wels catfish)
  • Silurus grahami Regan, 1907
  • Silurus langsonensis V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Flower catfish) [2]
  • Silurus lanzhouensis H. L. Chen, 1977 (Lanzhou catfish)
  • Silurus lithophilus Tomoda, 1961 (Rock catfish)
  • Silurus mento Regan, 1904 (Kunming catfish)
  • Silurus meridionalis H. L. Chen, 1977 (Yangtze catfish)
  • Silurus microdorsalis Mori, 1936 (Slender catfish)
  • Silurus soldatovi Nikolskii & Soin, 1948 (Soldatov's catfish)
  • Silurus triostegus Heckel, 1843 (Mesopotamian catfish)
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References
  1. Britz R., Win T. (2010). "Redescription of Silurus burmanensis Thant 1967: a Silurus not a Pterocryptis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Siluridae)". Zootaxa. 2647: 61–68.
  2. 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)


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