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Siluridae
Siluridae is the nominate family of catfishes in the order Siluriformes. About 105 living species of silurids are placed in 12 or 14 genera. Although silurids occur across much of Europe and Asia, they are most diverse in Southeast Asia, beyond which their diversity decreases in temperate East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southwest Asia, and Europe. Silurids are apparently absent from much of central Asia. The family can be divided into two groups, a temperate North Eurasian clade and a more diverse subtropical/tropical South and Southeast Asian clade. Notable species *Wels catfish, ''Silurus glanis'' *Phantom catfish, ''Kryptopterus vitreolus'' *''Wallago attu'' *Wallagonia leerii *Aristotle's catfish *Amur catfish *Phalacronotus apogon *Ompok Common Features The Family Siluridae is very diverse, with not very many distinctive features among all species, but some major ones include gigantism, and smaller versions of attributes that Catfish regularly have, such as smaller fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ompok
''Ompok'' is a genus of fish in the family Siluridae found in lakes and large rivers throughout South and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy The genus is recognized to be paraphyletic. The species of ''Ompok'' have been grouped into species groups, such as the ''Ompok bimaculatus'' group (i.e. ''O. bimaculatus'', ''O. malabaricus'' and ''O. miostoma''), the ''O. eugeneiatus'' group (i.e. ''O. eugeneiatus'' and ''O. pinnatus''), the ''O. hypophthalmus'' group (i.e. ''O. hypophthalmus'', ''O. rhabdinurus'' and ''O. urbaini'') and the ''O. leiacanthus'' group (''O. fumidus'', ''O. jaynei'' and ''O. leiacanthus'').Bornbusch, A.H. (1995): Phylogenetic relationships within the Eurasian catfish family Siluridae (Pisces: Siluriformes), with comments on generic validities and biogeography. ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115 (1): 1–46.''Ng, H.H. (2003): A review of the ''Ompok hypophthalmus'' group of silurid catfishes with the description of a new species from South-East Asia. ''Jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kryptopterus
''Kryptopterus'' is a genus of catfishes belonging to the family Siluridae. They are found in freshwater throughout Southeast Asia. The scientific name comes from Ancient Greek ''kryptós'' (κρυπτός, "hidden") + ''ptéryx'' (πτέρυξ, "fin"). It refers to the reduced or even entirely absent dorsal fin of these catfishes. These small- to medium-sized catfishes have opaque, transparent or translucent bodies, hence their common name Asian glass catfishes. Despite this name, only three described species have clearly transparent bodies: '' K. minor'', '' K. piperatus'' and '' K. vitreolus''.Ng, H-H. and M. Kottelat (2013). ''After eighty years of misidentification, a name for the glass catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae)'' Zootaxa 3630: 308-316. Most significant among these is the ghost catfish (''K. vitreolus''), which is the "glass catfish" most often seen in the aquarium fish trade. This species was initially confused with the larger glass catfish (''K. bicirrhis''; infr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silurus
''Silurus'' is a genus of catfishes native to Europe and Asia. Species There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: * ''Silurus aristotelis'' Garman, 1890 (Aristotle's catfish) * ''Silurus asotus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Amur catfish) * ''Silurus biwaensis'' Tomoda, 1961 (Lake Biwa giant catfish) * ''Silurus burmanensis'' Thant, 1967 * ''Silurus caobangensis'' V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Yellow catfish) * ''Silurus chantrei'' Sauvage, 1882 * ''Silurus dakrongensis'' V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Dakrong catfish) * ''Silurus duanensis'' X. Y. Hu, J. H. Lan & C. G. Zhang, 2004 * ''Silurus glanis'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Wels catfish) * ''Silurus grahami'' Regan, 1907 * ''Silurus langsonensis'' V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Flower catfish) * ''Silurus lanzhouensis'' H. L. Chen, 1977 (Lanzhou catfish) * ''Silurus lithophilus'' Tomoda, 1961 (Rock catfish) * ''Silurus longibarbatus'' Li, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallago
''Wallago'' is a genus of catfishes order Siluriformes of the family Siluridae, or sheatfish. They are found in rivers throughout southern and southeastern Asia. The only extant species of this genus is ''Wallago attu''. Taxonomy The monophyly of this genus is ambiguous and it is not diagnosed by any synapomorphies. The name is derived from Wallagoo, a Telugu name in Vishakapatnam noted by Patrick Russell in his 1803 book. Species There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus, of which only one is recent: * ''Wallago attu'' (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Wallago) *† ''Wallago maemohensis'' ( Roberts, 2014) (extinct since the Miocene) For a long time, the Wallago genus was thought to include more species, namely ''Wallagonia leerii'' (helicopter catfish), ''Wallagonia maculatus'' and ''Wallagonia micropogon''. However, a close investigation by Tyson R. Roberts of their osteological features yielded that all these species actually belong to two entirely separate gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterocryptis
''Pterocryptis'' is a genus of sheatfish. These fish are medium-sized catfishes usually found in fast flowing mountain streams throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia. There are two cavefish species in the genus, ''P. buccata'' and ''P. cucphuongensis''. Species There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: *'' Pterocryptis anomala'' ( Herre, 1933) *'' Pterocryptis barakensis'' Vishwanath & Nebeshwar Sharma, 2006 *'' Pterocryptis berdmorei'' ( Blyth, 1860) *'' Pterocryptis bokorensis'' ( Pellegrin & Chevey, 1937) *'' Pterocryptis buccata'' Ng & Kottelat, 1998 (Cave sheatfish) *'' Pterocryptis burmanensis'' (Thant, 1966) *'' Pterocryptis cochinchinensis'' (Valenciennes, 1840) *'' Pterocryptis crenula'' Ng & Freyhof, 2001 *'' Pterocryptis cucphuongensis'' ( Mai, 1978) *'' Pterocryptis furnessi'' ( Fowler, 1905) *'' Pterocryptis gangelica'' Peters, 1861 *'' Pterocryptis indicus'' (Datta, Barman & Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), and even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru, ''Vandellia cirrhosa''. Neither the armour-plated types nor the naked types have scales. Despite their name, not all catfish have prominent barbels or "whiskers". Members of the Siluriformes order are defined by features of the skull and swimbladder. Catfish are of considerable commercial importance; many of the larger species are farmed or fished for food. Many of the smaller species, particularly the genus ''Corydoras'', are important in the aquarium hobby. Many catfish are nocturnal, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemisilurus
''Hemisilurus'' is a genus of sheatfishes native to Southeast Asia. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Hemisilurus heterorhynchus'' ( Bleeker, 1854) * '' Hemisilurus mekongensis'' Bornbusch & Lundberg, 1989 * '' Hemisilurus moolenburghi'' Weber & de Beaufort, 1913 Species in this genus have no dorsal fin and only two barbels. ''Hemisilurus mekongensis'', known as ''Pa nang daeng'' in the Laotian language ( th, ปลาดังแดง), is endemic to the Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annual ... basin. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallago Attu
''Wallago attu'' is a freshwater catfish of the family Siluridae, native to South and Southeast Asia. It is commonly known as helicopter catfish or wallago catfish. It has known by various names in different regions and languages, such as Borali(বৰালি ) in Assamese , Tamil ஆத்துவாளை (Aaththu vaalai), Manipuri Sareng, the Odisha Balia(ବାଳିଆ), the Bengal Boal, the Sylheti Gual or the Malaysian and Indonesian Tapah are also occasionally used in English. ''W. attu'' is found in large rivers and lakes in two geographically disconnected regions (disjunct distribution), with one population living over much of the Indian Subcontinent and the other in parts of Southeast Asia. The species can reach a total length of .Roberts, T.R. (2014): ''Wallago'' Bleeker, 1851 and ''Wallagonia'' Myers, 1938 (Ostariophysi, Siluridae), Distinct Genera of Tropical Asian Catfishes, with Description of †''Wallago maemohensis'' from the Miocene of Thailand. ''Bulletin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallagonia
Wallagonia is a recently established genus of Silurid catfishes, containing 3 distinct species, all of whom are native to Southeast Asia: *''Wallagonia leerii'' *''Wallagonia maculatus'' *''Wallagonia micropogon'' For the longest time, these species were included in the genus Wallago, only in 2014 the separate genus Wallagonia was finally established based on osteological features that clearly separate the two.Roberts, T.R. (2014): ''Wallago Bleeker, 1851 and Wallagonia Myers, 1938 (Ostariophysi, Siluridae), Distinct Genera of Tropical Asian Catfishes, with Description of †Wallago maemohensis from the Miocene of Thailand.'' Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, 55 (1): 35-47. doi:10.3374/014.055.0103 While ''W. leerii'' is spread widely throughout Southeast Asia, ''W. micropogon'' and ''W. maculatus'' have a highly restricted habitat, with ''W. micropogon'' only occurring in the Mekong river basin and ''W. maculatus'' only occurring in the Kinabatangan river bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallagonia Leerii
''Wallagonia leerii'', also known as the Great Tapah, helicopter catfish, and formerly the striped wallago catfish is a species of catfish native to Southeast Asia. Its habitat ranges from the river drainages of Thailand through the Malayan peninsula to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia. It can grow up to in length and weigh up to . It has been used as food in Southeast Asia since ancient times. Overfishing for its prized meat has caused the population to significantly decrease. Furthermore, the breeding migration pattern of this fish is especially vulnerable to damming, which has also decreased the wild population significantly. Until osteological research validated the genus ''Wallagonia'' in 2014, ''W. leerii'' was included in the genus ''Wallago''.Roberts, T.R. (2014): ''Wallago'' Bleeker, 1851 and ''Wallagonia'' Myers, 1938 (Ostariophysi, Siluridae), Distinct Genera of Tropical Asian Catfishes, with Description of †''Wallago maemohensis'' from the Miocene of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceratoglanis
''Ceratoglanis'' is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Ceratoglanis pachynema'' Ng, 1999 (Club-barbel sheatfish) * '' Ceratoglanis scleronema'' ( Bleeker, 1862) Distribution & Description ''C. pachynemus'' originates from the Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins. ''C. scleronemus'' occurs in the Pahang River basin of peninsular Malaysia, the Baram, Barito, Kapuas, and Rejang River basins of Borneo, Citarum River basin of Java, and the Batang Hari and Siak River basins of Sumatra. ''C. pachynemus'' grows to 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in) SL. It inhabits mainstream rivers. It is carnivorous, feeding on insects and benthic fauna. ''C. scleronemus'' grows to 44.0 cm (17.3 in) SL. In the Kapuas Lakes area in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia, fishermen reported that this species inhabits rivers and major streams with moderate to fast current. It appears to be predatory in nature, feedin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silurichthys
''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. In ''Silurichthys'' species, the eyes are small and under the skin. 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. Species There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: *'' Silurichthys citatus'' Ng & Kottelat, 1997 *'' Silurichthys gibbiceps'' Ng & Ng, 1998 *'' Silurichthys hasseltii'' Bleeker, 1858 *'' Silurichthys indragiriensis'' Volz, 1904 *'' Silurichthys ligneolus'' Ng & Tan Tan or TAN may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Black and Tans, a nickname for British special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
