Biology:Silurus grahami

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Short description: Species of fish

Silurus grahami
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. grahami
Binomial name
Silurus grahami
Regan, 1907

Silurus grahami is an endangered species of catfish found in Asia and is endemic to Yunnan, China.[2]

This species reaches a length of 42.6 cm (16.8 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the missionary John Graham (d. 1947), who collected numerous fishes in Yunnan, China, including this type specimen.[4]

References

  1. Cao, L. (2023). "Silurus grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T212958871A212958901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T212958871A212958901.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/212958871/212958901. Retrieved 21 December 2023. 
  2. Kobayakawa, M., 1989. Systematic revision of the catfish genus Silurus, with description of a new species from Thailand and Burma. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 36(2):155-186.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Silurus grahami" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes5/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3756084 entry