Silurus

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

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

Siluris (misspelling)

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 Tomoda, 1961 (Lake Biwa giant catfish)
  • Silurus burmanensis Thant, 1967 [2]
  • Silurus caobangensis V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Yellow catfish) [3]
  • Silurus chantrei Sauvage, 1882
  • Silurus dakrongensis V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Dakrong catfish) [3]
  • 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) [3]
  • Silurus lanzhouensis H. L. Chen, 1977 (Lanzhou catfish)
  • Silurus lithophilus Tomoda, 1961 (Rock catfish)
  • Silurus longibarbatus Li, Li, Zhang & He, 2019
  • 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 tomodai Hibino & Tabata, 2018 [4]
  • Silurus triostegus 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. 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.
  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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