Kunming catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. mento
Binomial name
Silurus mento
Regan, 1904

The Kunming catfish (Silurus mento) is a critically endangered species of catfish in the family Siluridae. It is endemic to Dian Chi Lake, China.[1] There have been no confirmed records in decades and it is feared extinct.[1][2] S. mento grows to a length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in) TL.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, B. (2008). "Silurus mento". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T20227A9180705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20227A9180705.en.
  2. Wang, Wang, Li, Du, Yang, Lassoie, and Hassan (2013). Six decades of changes in vascular hydrophyte and fish species in three plateau lakes in Yunnan, China. Biodivers Conserv 22: 3197–3221. doi: 10.1007/s10531-013-0579-0


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