Silurus langsonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[1] [2]

Etymology

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

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. https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=7277
  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.


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