Silonia silondia

Silonia silondia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Schilbeidae
Genus:	Silonia
Species:	S. silondia
Binomial name
	Silonia silondia; (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	Pimelodus silondia Hamilton, 1822; Ageniosus lurida Swainson, 1838; Silonia lurida (Swainson, 1838); Silundia gangetica Valenciennes, 1840;

Silonia silondia, the Silond catfish, is a species of schilbid catfish native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Nepal This species grows to a length of 183 centimetres (72 in) TL. These fish inhabit rivers and occur in shoals. Adults ascend from estuaries into large rivers for breeding during monsoons. After the water level recedes, they often get stranded in small pools.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Silonia silondia" in FishBase. February 2012 version.

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