Silurus aristotelis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Siluridae
Genus
Silurus
Species
Silurus aristotelis
Scientific Name
Silurus aristotelis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Aristotle's catfish

Aristotle's catfish (Silurus aristotelis) is a species of fish in the family Siluridae. It is endemic to Greece, where it occurs in the Acheloos River drainage. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species grows to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL and is of importance to local commercial fisheries. It is known from Lake Trichonida, Lake Lysimachia and Lake Amvrakia, and was introduced to Lake Volvi and Lake Ioannina in the 1980s. Threats may be water pollution and overfishing.

Its name derives from the fact that it was first described by Aristotle in his History of Animals.

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Silurus aristotelis in languages:

Chinese
阿氏六鬚鯰
Czech
sumec Aristotelův
Danish
Græsk malle
English
Aristotle’s Catfish
English
Acheloos catfish
Finnish
Kreikanmonni
Modern Greek
Γλανίδι
Modern Greek
Glanidi
Modern Greek
Γλανός
Polish
Sum arystotelesa
Portuguese
Siluro-grego
Russian
Сом Аристотеля
Swedish
Aristotelesmal

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Silurus aristotelis
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Silurus aristotelis
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Silurus aristotelis
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Silurus aristotelis
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Silurus aristotelis
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Silurus aristotelis
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