Silurus dakrongensis

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Silurus dakrongensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. dakrongensis
Binomial name
Silurus dakrongensis

Silurus dakrongensis, the Dakrong catfish, is a species of catfish found in the Dakrong River, Quang Tri Province, in Vietnam. [1] [2]

Etymology

The fish is named after Dakrong River, Viêt Nam, where the type specimen was found. [3]

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  2. "PlanetCatfish.com - Silurus dakrongensis (Siluridae) Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  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. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.