Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Siluriformes

Siluridae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

sheatfishes subjective synonym

Children

Silurus Linnaeus, 1758

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: meerval sources: Belgisch staatsblad 07-08-1996: Koninklijk besluit houdende reglementering van de benamingen van visserijprodukten en verwerkte visserijprodukten
 English: sheatfishes sources: Fishbase
 French: poisson-chat; silure sources: Belgisch staatsblad 07-08-1996: Koninklijk besluit houdende reglementering van de benamingen van visserijprodukten en verwerkte visserijprodukten
 German: Wels sources: Belgisch staatsblad 07-08-1996: Koninklijk besluit houdende reglementering van de benamingen van visserijprodukten en verwerkte visserijprodukten
 Swedish: malfiskar

Literature

basis of record

Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

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External Links

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Siluridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154199

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Siluridae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=12031

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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Last modified

2005-04-18 by Dr Jorg Freyhof & by Ward Appeltans

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