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Silurus
Linnaeus, 1758
(fish)
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Siluridae (Family) - sheatfishes
..Belodontichthys (Genus)
..Ceratoglanis (Genus)
..Hemisilurus (Genus)
..Kryptopterus (Genus)
..Micronema (Genus)
..Ompok (Genus)
..Phalacronotus (Genus)
..Pinniwallago (Genus)
..Pterocryptis (Genus)
..Silurichthys (Genus)
..Wallago (Genus)
..Wallagonia (Genus)
..Silurus (Genus)
....Silurus aristotelis (Species) - Aristotle's catfish
....Silurus asotus (Species) - Japanese catfish
....Silurus biwaensis (Species) - Eurasian catfish
....Silurus chantrei (Species)
....Silurus glanis (Species) - Danube catfish
....Silurus grahami (Species)
....Silurus lanzhouensis (Species)
....Silurus lithophilus (Species)
....Silurus mento (Species)
....Silurus meridionalis (Species)
....Silurus microdorsalis (Species)
....Silurus morehensis (Species)
....Silurus palavanensis (Species)
....Silurus soldatovi (Species)
....Silurus triostegus (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 304.
Types
Type of
:
Siluridae
(Family)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025; [<4 Jun 2025].
[inferred]
Type of
:
Siluriformes
(Order)
Bleeker, 1858
Type of
:
Siluroidea
(Superfamily)
Rafinesque, 1815
Type
:
Silurus glanis
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Questionably
Including
:
Parasilurus
(Genus)
Bleeker, 1862
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 178.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
meervallen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025