Silonia

Silonia is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Schilbeidae. It includes two species, S. childreni (the white catfish) and S. silondia (the silond catfish).^[1] S. childreni originates from the Cauvery, Godavari, and Krishna River basins in India. S. silondia is distributed in Northern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Nepal.^[1]

S. childreni grows to 48.0 cm (18.9 in) TL. These fish occur in large rivers and reservoirs. A gregarious fish and move in shoals during monsoon. They feed on fish. S. childreni is a dominant species in the catches from deep waters, especially during the monsoon months between April and July.^[2]

S. silondia may reach a maximum length of 183 cm (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.^[3]

Both species are oviparous and do not guard their eggs.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Silonia childreni" in FishBase. Sep 2008 version.
3. ^ ^{a b} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Silonia silondia" in FishBase. Sep 2008 version.