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Silurus longibarbatus

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Silurus longibarbatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. longibarbatus
Binomial name
Silurus longibarbatus

Silurus longibarbatus is a species of catfish found in the Qingshuihe stream, near the Yunhuang Village, Xiyan Town, Shanglin County, Guangxi, China, at 23°29'25"N, 108°30'46"E, elevation 164 meters.[1] [2]

Etymology

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The fish is named referring to its relatively long barbels. re: longus, long; barbatus, bearded.[3]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=7640
  2. ^ Li, J.; Li, X.; Zhang, G.; He, Y.-J. (2019). A diminutive new species of Silurus (Teleostei: Siluridae) from Guangxi, southern China. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, (Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters). (IEF-1100): 8-8.
  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 24 December 2023.