Silurus langsonensis

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| taxon = Silurus langsonensis

| authority = V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015

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Silurus langsonensis, the flower catfish, is a species of catfish found in the Ky Cung River, Lạng Sơn province, Vietnam.{{cite journal |author1=Nguyễn Văn Hảo |author2=Vũ Thị Hồng Nguyên |author3=Nguyễn Thị Diệu Phương | year = 2015 | title = Three Fish Species of The Genus Silurus Linnaeus, 1758, (Siluridae, Siluriformes) Newly Discovered in Northern Vietnam | journal = Journal of Science and Development | volume = 13 | issue = 1 | pages = 65–74 | url = http://www.vnua.edu.vn:85/tc_khktnn/Upload%5C2522015-tc%20so%201.2015%20%288%29.pdf }}{{Cite web | title=PlanetCatfish.com - Silurus langsonensis (Siluridae) Cat-eLog | url=https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=7277 | access-date=2025-05-22 | website=www.planetcatfish.com}}

Etymology

The species is named after Lang Son Province, Vietnam., where the type specimen was found.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes5/ | title = Order SILURIFORMES: Families SILURIDAE, KRYPTOGLANIDAE, AUSTROGLANIDIDAE, PANGASIIDAE, CHACIDAE and PLOTOSIDAE| access-date= 20 December 2023 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}

References

Category:Silurus

Category:Fish of Asia

Category:Taxa named by Nguyễn Văn Hảo

Category:Taxa named by Vũ Thị Hồng Nguyên

Category:Taxa named by Nguyễn Thị Diệu Phương

Category:Fish described in 2015