Silurus caobangensis explained

Silurus caobangensis, the yellow catfish, is a species of catfish found in the Bang River, Cao Bang Province, Vietnam.[1] [2]

Etymology

The fish is named after Cao Bang province, Viêt Nam, where the type specimen was found.[3]

Notes and 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 . Journal of Science and Development . 13 . 1 . 65–74 .
  2. Web site: PlanetCatfish.com - Silurus caobangensis (Siluridae) Cat-eLog. www.planetcatfish.com.
  3. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE. 20 December 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.