Silurus burmanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. burmanensis
Binomial name
Silurus burmanensis
Thant, 1967
Synonyms
  • Pterocryptis burmanensis (Thant, 1967)

Silurus burmanensis is a species of catfish found in the Indo-China peninsula.[2][3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Burma (Myanmar), where this fish is endemic to Inlé Lake.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Silurus burmanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T168263A6471454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168263A6471454.en. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. ^ Ng, H.H.; M. Kottelat (1998). "Pterocryptis buccata, a new species of catfish from western Thailand (Teleostei: Siluridae) with epigean and hypogean populations". Ichthyol. Res. 45 (4): 393–399. Bibcode:1998IchtR..45..393N. doi:10.1007/BF02725192.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis burmanensis". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 March 2025). "Family SILURIDAE Rafinesque 1815 (Sheatfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 October 2025.