Biology:Silurus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Silurus
Silurus biwaensis1.jpg
Silurus biwaensis
Scientific classification e
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)

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

Species

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

References

  1. "World Register of Marine Species". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154200. 
  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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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". Journal of Science and Development 13 (1): 65–74. http://www.vnua.edu.vn:85/tc_khktnn/Upload%5C2522015-tc%20so%201.2015%20%288%29.pdf. 
  4. Hibino, Yusuke; Tabata, Ryoichi (2018-08-15). "Description of a new catfish, Silurus tomodai (Siluriformes: Siluridae) from central Japan" (in en). Zootaxa 4459 (3): 507–524. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4459.3.5. ISSN 1175-5334. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4459.3.5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q150645 entry