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Silurus langsonensis

Silurus langsonensis, the flower catfish, is a species of catfish found in the Ky Cung River, Lạng Sơn province, Vietnam.

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Silurus langsonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. langsonensis
Binomial name
Silurus langsonensis
V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015

Silurus langsonensis, the flower catfish, is a species of catfish found in the Ky Cung River, Lạng Sơn province, Vietnam.12

Etymology

The species is named after Lang Son Province, Vietnam, where the type specimen was found.3

References

References

  1. Nguyễn Văn Hảo; Vũ Thị Hồng Nguyên; Nguyễn Thị Diệu Phương (2015). "Three Fish Species of The Genus Silurus Linnaeus, 1758, (Siluridae, Siluriformes) Newly Discovered in Northern Vietnam" (PDF). Journal of Science and Development. 13 (1): 65–74.
  2. "PlanetCatfish.com - Silurus langsonensis (Siluridae) Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  3. 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.