Silurus langsonensis explained

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]

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