Silurichthys
Silurichthys schneideri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurichthys
Bleeker, 1856
Type species
Silurus phaiosoma
Bleeker, 1851
Species

See text.

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.[2]

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Silurichthys citatus Ng & Kottelat, 1997
  • Silurichthys gibbiceps Ng & Ng, 1998
  • Silurichthys hasseltii Bleeker, 1858
  • Silurichthys indragiriensis Volz, 1904
  • 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

  1. 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: 291–333. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb00800.x.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Silurichthys in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Silurichthys in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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