| Silurus grahami | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- ↑ Cao, L. (2023). "Silurus grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T212958871A212958901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T212958871A212958901.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Silurus grahami" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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