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| Silurichthys | |
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| Silurichthys schneideri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Silurichthys Bleeker, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus phaiosoma Bleeker, 1851 | |
| Species | |
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Silurichthys is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia.
Some Silurichthys species are economically important as aquarium fishes, and many are useful biological indicators of the health of freshwater or peat swamp forests.[1]
In Silurichthys species, the eyes are small and under the skin.[1] It is likely sexual dimorphism is present in all species, based on species where there enough specimens available. Mature males of all species have a broad and somewhat flattened pectoral fin spine with "serrae" (saw-like teeth); in females and juveniles, the spine is slender and has no spines.[1] The largest species grow to a maximum of 15 or 16 cm (5.9 or 6.3 in).[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Silurichthys citatus Ng & Kottelat, 1997
- Silurichthys exortivus Ng & Kottelat, 2022
- Silurichthys gibbiceps Ng & Ng, 1998
- Silurichthys hasseltii Bleeker, 1858
- Silurichthys indragiriensis Volz, 1904
- Silurichthys insulanus Low, Ng & Tan, 2022
- Silurichthys ligneolus Ng & Tan, 2011 (Brown leaf catfish)
- Silurichthys marmoratus Ng & Ng, 1998
- Silurichthys phaiosoma (Bleeker, 1851)
- Silurichthys sanguineus Roberts, 1989
- Silurichthys schneideri Volz, 1904
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Ng, H. H.; Ng, P. K. L. (1998). "A revision of the South-east Asian catfish genus Silurichthys". Journal of Fish Biology. 52 (2): 291–333. Bibcode:1998JFBio..52..291N. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb00800.x.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Silurichthys". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Silurichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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