Silurus
| Silurus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Silurus biwaensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Silurus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] |
Silurus is a genus of catfishes native to Europe and Asia.
Species
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Silurus aristotelis Garman, 1890 (Aristotle's catfish)
- Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758 (Amur catfish)
- Silurus biwaensis Tomoda, 1961 (Eurasian catfish)
- Silurus burmanensis Thant, 1967 [3]
- Silurus duanensis Hu, Lan & Zhang, 2004
- Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 (Wels catfish)
- Silurus grahami Regan, 1907
- Silurus lanzhouensis Chen, 1977
- Silurus lithophilus Tomoda, 1961 (Rock catfish)
- Silurus mento Regan, 1904 (Kunming catfish)
- Silurus meridionalis Chen, 1977 (Yangtze catfish)
- Silurus microdorsalis Mori, 1936 (Slender catfish)
- Silurus soldatovi Nikolskii & Soin, 1948 (Soldatov's catfish)
- Silurus triostegus Heckel, 1843 (Mesopotamian catfish)
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2011). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Silurus Linnaeus, 1758". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Silurus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Britz, R. & T. Win. (2010). Redescription of Silurus burmanensis Thant 1967: a Silurus not a Pterocryptis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Siluridae). Zootaxa 2647: 61–68.