Silurus grahami is an endangered species of catfish found in Asia and is endemic to Yunnan, China.[2]

Silurus grahami
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. grahami
Binomial name
Silurus grahami
Regan, 1907

This species reaches a length of 42.6 cm (16.8 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of the missionary John Graham (d. 1947), who collected numerous fishes in Yunnan, China, including this type specimen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Cao, L. (2023). "Silurus grahami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T212958871A212958901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T212958871A212958901.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kobayakawa, M., 1989. Systematic revision of the catfish genus Silurus, with description of a new species from Thailand and Burma. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 36(2):155-186.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Silurus grahami". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. ^ 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.