| Silurus microdorsalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Silurus |
| Species: | S. microdorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Silurus microdorsalis (Mori, 1936) | |
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Silurus microdorsalis, the slender catfish, is a species of catfish found in Asia, in the Yalu River in Korea and China. [1]
This species reaches a length of 35.0 cm (13.8 in). [2]
The fish's name means small dorsal fin in Latin. [3]
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