Silurus
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| Silurus | |
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| Silurus biwaensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Silurus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] |
Silurus is a genus of catfish in the Siluridae family. It contains the following species[2]:
- Silurus aristotelis (Aristotle's catfish)
- Silurus asotus (Amur catfish, Japanese catfish)
- Silurus biwaensis (giant Lake Biwa catfish)
- Silurus chantrei
- Silurus duanensis
- Silurus glanis (wels catfish)
- Silurus grahami
- Silurus lanzhouensis
- Silurus lithophilus
- Silurus mento
- Silurus meridionalis
- Silurus microdorsalis
- Silurus soldatovi
- Silurus triostegus
[edit] References
- ^ WoRMS (2011). "Silurus Linnaeus, 1758". In Nicolas Bailly. FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154200. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ Silurus at FishBase
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