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Species in the genus Silurus: [ 31 ] records

aralensis, Silurus glanis var. Kessler [K. F.] 1872:48 [4] [Izvestiya Imperatorskago Obshchestva Lyubiteley Estestvoznsniya, Antropologii i Etnografii v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 14134] Amu-Darya, Syr-Darya, and Zeravshan rivers, central Asia. Syntypes: (3) ZIN 2071 (1) Khodzhent. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. On p. 4 of separate. •Synonym of Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Berg 1949:904 [ref. 20661], Kottelat 1997:95 [ref. 22952], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

aristotelis, Glanis Agassiz [L.] 1856:333 [Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Science v. 3; ref. 72] Acheloüs (Aspro) River, Acarnania, Greece. Syntypes: MCZ 7938 (6), USNM 55895 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:40 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155]. Kottelat 1997:94 [ref. 22952] agrees with Garman 1890 that Agassiz' account contained no distinguishing features and is unavailable, but other authors date the species to Agassiz 1856. •Valid as Silurus aristotelis (Agassiz 1857) -- (Kobayakawa 1989:158 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:85 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Parasilurus aristotelis (Agassiz 1856) -- (Iliadou & Rackham 1990 [ref. 20452]). •In the synonymy of Silurus aristotelis Garman 1890 -- (Kottelat 1997:94 [ref. 22952]). Current status: Synonym of Silurus aristotelis Garman 1890. Siluridae. Distribution: Greece [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

aristotelis, Silurus (Parasilurus) Garman [S.] 1890:56 [8] [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22; ref. 17897] Acheloüs (Aspro) River, Acarnania, Greece. Syntypes: MCZ 7938 (6), USNM 55895 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:40 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155]. On p. 8 of separate. Garman regarded Glanis aristotelis Agassiz as unavailable and proposed the name Silurus aristotelis for the same specimens; Kottelat 1997:94 [ref. 22952] agrees with Garman, Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155] does not. •Valid as Silurus aristotelis Garman 1890 -- (Kottelat 1997:94 [ref. 22952], Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:340 [ref. 29996], Barbieri et al. 2015:78 [ref. 35029], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus aristotelis Garman 1890. Siluridae. Distribution: Southeastern Europe: Greece. Habitat: freshwater.

asotus, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:304 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Asia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155]. Neotype designation by Chen 1977:206, 216 is invalid -- see Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Parasilurus asotus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:908 [ref. 20661], Kuroda 1953:274 [ref. 39545], Okada 1961:569 [ref. 6363], Mai 1978:242 [ref. 13511], Wang 1984:86 [ref. 22951], Zhu 1995:142 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:52 [ref. 22798], Cheng & Zhou 1997:203 [ref. 26385], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:745 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:104 [ref. 23590], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:45 [ref. 26178], Wang et al. 2001:181 [ref. 26566], Sideleva 2001:54 [ref. 26181], Ocock et al. 2006:48 [ref. 28933], Endruweit 2025:191 [ref. 42401]). •Valid as Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:59 [ref. 6441], Ni & Wu in Kuang et al. 1986:165 [ref. 26639], Kobayakawa 1989:158 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:85 [ref. 12860], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:412 [ref. 25598], Zheng et al. 1989:272 [ref. 21202], Liu in Pan et al. 1991:289 [ref. 23876], Kobayakawa 1992:25 [ref. 20430], Li in Ding 1994:445 [ref. 21531], Kim 1997:317 [ref. 24032], Takahashi et al. 1997:44 [ref. 24971], Watanabe 1998:264 [ref. 23491], Yang in Chen 1998:276 [ref. 23556], Sato et al. 1998:38 [ref. 24972], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:83 [ref. 24534], Mizuno et al. 1999:6 [ref. 25311], Nakabo 2000:279 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:183 [ref. 26000], Kottelat 2001:53 [ref. 25482], Pietsch et al. 2001:140 [ref. 25688], Kim & Park 2002:247 [ref. 25913], Nakabo 2002:279 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:186, 524 [ref. 26218], Sideleva 2003:14 [ref. 27815], Hu et al. 2004:589 [ref. 27904], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:121 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:58 [ref. 28831], Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:342 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:238 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:104 [ref. 33547], Nguyen et al. 2015:73 [ref. 33790], Zhang et al. 2016:180 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:671 [ref. 34853], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069], Li et al. 2019:312 [ref. 37053], Zhang et al. 2019:499 [ref. 36699], Dyldin et al. 2021:27 [ref. 38804], Dyldin & Orlov 2021:68 [ref. 38158], Fu et al. 2021:9571 [ref. 39347], Guo 2021:772 [ref. 38618], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Saiki et al. 2023:69 [ref. 40766], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182], Dyldin et al. 2024:905 [ref. 41701], Chen et al. 2025:282 [ref. 42997]). Current status: Valid as Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: China, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Korea. IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

basilewskii, Silurichthys Bleeker [P.] 1858:256 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] Northern China. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:381 [ref. 29155]. Available as "Silurichthys ? Basilewskii Blkr. = Silurus asotus Basilewski (nec CV.) Hab. China borealis." •Species inquirenda in Siluridae -- (Ferraris 2007:381 [ref. 29155]). •Questionably a synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

bedfordi, Silurus Regan [C. T.] 1908:61, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 4 Feb. 1908); ref. 14334] Kimhoa and Chong-ju, South Korea. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.12.10.66 (1) Kimhoa, BMNH 1907.12.10.67 (1) Chong-ju. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Parasilurus asotus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:908 [ref. 20661], Okada 1961:569 [ref. 6363] as befordi). •Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kobayakawa 1989:160, 178 [ref. 13476], Kottelat 2006:58 [ref. 28831], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:342 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:672 [ref. 34853], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069]). Current status: Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

biwaensis, Parasilurus Tomoda [Y.] 1961:348, Fig. 1 [Memoirs of the College of Science, Kyoto University (Ser. B, Biology) v. 28 (no. 3, art. 5); ref. 9383] Offshore of Onoé, Lake Biwa-ko, Japan. Holotype: MIKU 34407 [now at FAKU]. Paratypes: Mar. Biol. Inst. Kyoto Univ. 34408-10 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus biwaensis (Tomoda 1961) -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:59 [ref. 6441], Kobayakawa 1989:160 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:416 [ref. 25598], Kobayakawa 1992:25 [ref. 20430], Watanabe 1998:264 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:279 [ref. 25086], Matsuura et al. 2000:186 [ref. 26000], Nakabo 2002:279 [ref. 26001], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus biwaensis (Tomoda 1961). Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Lake Biwa (Japan). Habitat: freshwater.

burmanensis, Silurus Thant [M. K.] 1966:219, Pls. 1-3 [Journal of the Burma Research Society 49 (Pt. 2); ref. 9078] Inlé Lake, southern Shan State, 20°35'N, 96°57'E, Myanmar, elevation 2915 feet [888 meters]. Holotype: ZMYU Lpi 332 (lost). Paratypes: ZMYU Lpi 333-336 (4) (lost). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:376 [ref. 29155]. Britz & Win 2010:66 says types destroyed. •Synonym of Silurus berdmorei (Blyth 1860) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:588 [ref. 20764] as burmanicus). •Referred to genus Pterocryptis -- (Bornbusch 1991:1076 [ref. 16547], Burgess & Finley 1996:164 [ref. 22901]). •Valid as Pterocryptis burmanensis (Thant 1966) -- (Ng 1999:371 [ref. 24236], Ng & Chan 2005:54 [ref. 28371], Ferraris 2007:376 [ref. 29155] with author as Khin-Thant). •Valid as Silurus burmanensis Thant 1966 -- (Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Silurus burmanensis Thant 1966. Siluridae. Distribution: Inlé Lake, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

caobangensis, Silurus Nguyen [V. H.], Vu [T. H. N.] & Nguyen [T. D. P.] 2015:66, Fig. 1 [Journal of Science and Development (Tap chí Khoa hoc và Phát trien) v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 33790] Bang River, Cao Bang Province, Vietnam. Holotype: C.B.09.04.001. Paratype: C.B. •Valid as Silurus caobangensis Nguyen, Vu & Nguyen 2015. Current status: Valid as Silurus caobangensis Nguyen, Vu & Nguyen 2015. Siluridae. Distribution: Northern Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

chantrei, Silurus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882:163 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 6; ref. 14297] Koura River, Tiflis [Tbilisi], Georgia, Eurasia. Syntypes: MNHN A-3932 (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:21 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. Described in more detail in Sauvage 1884:109, Pl. 1 (fig. 1). •Valid as Silurus chantrei Sauvage 1882 -- (Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860]). •Questionably a synonym of Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain as Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Distribution: Asia Minor [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

cinereus, Silurus Dabry de Thiersant [P.] 1872:189, Pl. 47 (fig. 1) [La pisciculture et la pêche en Chine; ref. 12507] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. Possibly at MNHN. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus cinereus Dabry de Thiersant 1872 -- (Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kobayakawa 1989:160 [ref. 13476], Kottelat 2006:58 [ref. 28831], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:342 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:672 [ref. 34853], Endruweit 2025:191 [ref. 42401]). Current status: Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

dakrongensis, Silurus Nguyen [V. H.], Vu [T. H. N.] & Nguyen [T. D. P.] 2015:70, Fig. 3 [Journal of Science and Development (Tap chí Khoa hoc và Phát trien) v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 33790] Dakrong River, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Holotype: QT 12.04.0001. Paratypes: QT. •Valid as Silurus dakrongensis Nguyen, Vu & Nguyen 2015 -- (Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069]). Current status: Valid as Silurus dakrongensis Nguyen, Vu & Nguyen 2015. Siluridae. Distribution: Northern Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

dauuricus, Silurus Pallas [P. S.] 1787:359, Pl. 11 (fig. 11) [Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 1 (Physica) (for 1783); ref. 18507] Dauuria (Onon, Ingoda, and Argun drainages) [Mongolia]. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:378 [ref. 29155], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Parasilurus asotus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Berg 1949:908 [ref. 20661] as dauuricus, Okada 1961:569 [ref. 6363] as dahvricus, Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:49 [ref. 22798] as dahuricus, Naseka 1998:104 [ref. 23590] as dahuricus, Sideleva 2001:55 [ref. 26181] as dahuricus, Sideleva 2003:14 [ref. 27815] as danhuricus, Kottelat 2006:58 [ref. 28831] as dauuricus). •Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155] with species correctly as dauuricus, Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:672 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

duanensis, Silurus Hu [X.-Y.], Lan [J.-H.] & Zhang [C.-G.] 2004:586 [Engl. 589], Figs. 1-2 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 29 (no. 3); ref. 27904] Underground rivers of Disu Town, 23°34'N, 108°01'E, Hongshui River system, Pearl River basin, Du'an County, Guangxi, China. Holotype: ASIZB [now NZMC] 73176. Paratypes: ASIZB [now NZMC] 73172-73 (2), 73174 (1), 73175 (1), 73317-18 (2), 73319-27 (9). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Ye et al. 2015:81 [ref. 33808]. •Valid as Silurus duanensis Hu, Lan & Zhang 2004 -- (Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Nguyen et al. 2015:74 [ref. 33790], Ye et al. 2015:81 [ref. 33808], Zhang et al. 2016:180 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2019:310 [ref. 37053], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus duanensis Hu, Lan & Zhang 2004. Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Hongshui River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi (China). Habitat: freshwater.

glanis, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:304 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Orient, less frequently in European lakes. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.168 [Gronovius coll.] (1, skin), NRM 59 (1). Type catalog: Wheeler 1958:214 [ref. 13434], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Herrera 1896:18 [ref. 39336], Berg 1949:904 [ref. 20661], Coad 1981:16 [ref. 22348], Lelek 1987:259 [ref. 22962], Kobayakawa 1989:164 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Mitrofanov & Dukravec 1989:70 [ref. 37748], Coad 1991:19 [ref. 15702], Coad 1995:24 [ref. 23608], Mrakovcic et al. 1995:184 [ref. 23079], Coad 1996:71 [ref. 25297], Coad 1996:85 [ref. 25304], Kottelat 1997:95 [ref. 22952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:745 [ref. 24702], Naseka 1998:104 [ref. 23590], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869], Coad & Holčík 2000:139 [ref. 25292], Coad & Abdoli 2000:56 [ref. 25296], Gabrielyan 2001:28 [ref. 25867], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:45 [ref. 26178], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:201 [ref. 26728], Hanel 2003:56 [ref. 27894], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:121 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:173 [ref. 28369], Hanel & Lusk 2005:295 [ref. 28804], Benejam et al. 2007:169 [ref. 41554], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Fricke et al. 2007:54 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:340 [ref. 29996], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:168 [ref. 31251], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Ünlü et al. 2012:119 [ref. 31827], Parin et al. 2014:105 [ref. 33547], Bayçelebi et al. 2015:791 [ref. 41410], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:889 [ref. 34062], Barbieri et al. 2015:78 [ref. 35029], Çiçek et al. 2015:149 [ref. 35151], Esmaeili et al. 2017:74 [ref. 35254], Ćaleta et al. 2019:173 [ref. 37026], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:253 [ref. 37108], Bayçelebi 2020:759 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:254 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:211 [ref. 37983], Kaya et al. 2020:339 [ref. 37582], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[7] [ref. 37535], Bayhan 2021:248 [ref. 40683], Jawad et al. 2021:87 [ref. 38208], Kelleci et al. 2021:282 [ref. 38359], Pozdeev et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39511], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Çiçek et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:419 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40728], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348], Saad et al. 2023:34 [ref. 40501], Shumka et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40747], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182], Çiçek et al. 2024:278 [ref. 40789], Dyldin et al. 2024:905 [ref. 41701], Artaev et al. 2025:30 [ref. 42057], Epitashvili et al. 2025:48 [ref. 42193], Fedorčák & Koščo 2025:152 [ref. 42535], Freyhof et al. 2025:599 [ref. 42718], Iftime & Oţel 2025:18 [ref. 42600], Kaya et al. 2025:20 [ref. 42689]). Current status: Valid as Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Distribution: North America; eastern Europe to central Asia. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Widely introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

grahami, Silurus Regan [C. T.] 1907:64 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 19 (no. 109) (art. 5); ref. 15173] Chien Kiung Lake [= Fuxian Lake], 30 miles southeast of Yunnan Fu, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.5.4.46. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus grahami Regan 1907 -- (Kobayakawa 1989:165 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Yang 1991:200 [ref. 13585], Yang & Chen 1995:101 [ref. 23555], Zhu 1995:143 [ref. 25213], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:85 [ref. 24534], Hu et al. 2004:588 [ref. 27904], Ferraris 2007:379-380 [ref. 29155], Nguyen et al. 2015:73 [ref. 33790], Zhang et al. 2016:180 [ref. 34477], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069], Li et al. 2019:312 [ref. 37053], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus grahami Regan 1907. Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Fuxian Lake, Yunnan Province (China). Habitat: freshwater.

japonicus, Silurus Temminck [C. J.] & Schlegel [H.] 1846:226, Pl. 104 (fig. 1) [Fauna Japonica Parts 10-14; ref. 4374] Nagasaki, Japan. Lectotype: RMNH D675 (stuffed). Paralectotypes: RMNH D1817-1819 (3, stuffed), D2260 (1, stuffed), 2924 (7); ZMB 2919 (1). Type catalog: Paepke 2001:331 [ref. 25566], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1947:169 [ref. 12876]. •Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Okada 1961:569 [ref. 6363], Kobayakawa 1989:160 [ref. 13476], Kottelat 2006:58 [ref. 28831], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:672 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

langsonensis, Silurus Nguyen [V. H.], Vu [T. H. N.] & Nguyen [T. D. P.] 2015:68, Fig. 2 [Journal of Science and Development (Tap chí Khoa hoc và Phát trien) v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 33790] Ky Cung River, Lang Son Provice, Vietnam. Holotype: RIA1 L.S.09.04.001. Paratypes: RIA1 L.S. •Synonym of Parasilurus asotus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Endruweit 2025:191 [ref. 42401]). •Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

lanzhouensis, Silurus Chen [H.-L.] 1977:210, Pl. 2 (fig. 8) [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 7239] Yellow River system, Lanchow and Inner Mongolia, China. Syntypes: Mus. Inst. Hydrobiol. Acad. Sinica, Hupei LAN (Chinese character) 001-003 (3), NEI (Chinese character) 004-005 (2), NEI 769739-42 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus lanzhouensis Chen 1977 -- (Kobayakawa 1989:166 [ref. 13476], Wu & Wu 1992:523 [ref. 21205], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:87 [ref. 24534], Hu et al. 2004:588 [ref. 27904], Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155], Nguyen et al. 2015:74 [ref. 33790] as lanzowensis, Zhang et al. 2016:180 [ref. 34477], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus lanzhouensis Chen 1977. Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze and Pearl River basins (China). Habitat: freshwater.

lithophilus, Parasilurus Tomoda [Y.] 1961:350, Fig. 2 [Memoirs of the College of Science, Kyoto University (Ser. B, Biology) v. 28 (no. 3, art. 5); ref. 9383] Near Onoé, Lake Biwa-ko, Japan. Holotype: MIKU 34411 [now NSMT-P 31193]. Paratypes: MIKU 34412-14 (1, 1, 1) [now at NSMT]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus lithophilus (Tomoda 1961) -- (Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:59 [ref. 6441], Kobayakawa 1989:166 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:420 [ref. 25598], Kobayakawa 1992:25 [ref. 20430], Watanabe 1998:264 [ref. 23491], Nakabo 2000:279 [ref. 25086], Nakabo 2002:279 [ref. 26001], Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus lithophilus (Tomoda 1961). Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Lake Biwa and Lake Yogo (Japan). Habitat: freshwater.

longibarbatus, Silurus Li [J.], Li [X.-H.], Zhang [G.] & He [Y.-J.] 2019:306 [2], Figs. 1-3, 7-8 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 29 (no. 4) IEF-1100; ref. 37053] Qingshuihe stream, Yunhuang Village, Xiyan Town, Shanglin County, Guangxi, China, 23°29'25"N, 108°30'46"E, elevation 164 meters. Holotype: PRFRI 20140602002. Paratypes: PRFRI. •Valid as Silurus longibarbatus Li, Li, Zhang & He 2019 -- (Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus longibarbatus Li, Li, Zhang & He 2019. Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Hongshui River drainage, Pearl River basin, Guangxi (China). Habitat: freshwater.

longus, Parasilurus asotus var. Wu [H.-W.] 1930:255, Fig. 1 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 2 (no. 3); ref. 16239] Creek at Tian-Tai Mountain, Chekiang [Tchekiang, Zhejiang], China. Syntypes: (2) possibly at MNHN. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2006:58 [ref. 28831], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155] with question, Dyldin & Orlov 2016:672 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

mento, Silurus Regan [C. T.] 1904:192 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 13 (no. 75) (art. 20); ref. 15197] Sea of Tien [Tien Chih], Yunnan Fu, China, elevation 6000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1904.1.26.40-41 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus mento Regan 1904 -- (Kobayakawa 1989:167 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Zhu 1995:142 [ref. 25213], Yang in Chen 1998:277 [ref. 23556], Yue & Chen 1998:212 [ref. 26415], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:84 [ref. 24534], Hu et al. 2004:588 [ref. 27904], Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155], Nguyen et al. 2015:73 [ref. 33790], Zhang et al. 2016:180 [ref. 34477], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069], Li et al. 2019:312 [ref. 37053], Zhang et al. 2019:501 [ref. 36699]). Current status: Valid as Silurus mento Regan 1904. Siluridae. Distribution: Lakes of Dianchi and Yilong, upper Yangtze River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.

meridionalis, Silurus soldatovi Chen [H.-L.] 1977:209, Pl. 2 (fig. 7) [Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica v. 6 (no. 2); ref. 7239] Chang Jiang [Yangtze River] system, China. Syntypes: ?Mus. Inst. Hydrobiol. Acad. Sinica, Hupei 101-102 (2), 0719 (1), 66.5.194-195 (2), 731419 (1), 731494 (1), 746003 (1), 746008-09 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Silurus soldatovi Nikolskii & Soin 1848, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Zhu 1995:143 [ref. 25213], Yang in Chen 1998:277 [ref. 23556]). •Valid as Silurus meridionalis Chen 1977 -- (Kobayakawa 1989:168 [ref. 13476], Li in Ding 1994:446 [ref. 21531], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:86 [ref. 24534], Tang et al. 2001:14 [ref. 25373], Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155], Nguyen et al. 2015:74 [ref. 33790], Zhang et al. 2016:180 [ref. 34477], Li et al. 2019:312 [ref. 37053], Zhang et al. 2019:502 [ref. 36699] dated 1934, Guo 2021:775 [ref. 38618], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182], Chen et al. 2025:325 [ref. 42997]). Current status: Valid as Silurus meridionalis Chen 1977. Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Yangtze River basin (China). IUCN (2011): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

microdorsalis, Parasilurus Mori [T.] 1936:671, Pl. 24 (fig. 1) [Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 48 (nos 8-10); ref. 3044] Rakuto River at Ei-yo, southern Chosen, Korea. Holotype: Preparatory Dept. of Keijo Imp. Univ. Paratypes: (14) NRM 15559 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus microdorsalis (Mori 1936) -- (Kobayakawa 1989:169 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Kim 1997:318 [ref. 24032], Zhu 1995:142 [ref. 25213], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:82 [ref. 24534], Kim & Park 2002:249 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:186, 524 [ref. 26218], Jang et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27681], Hu et al. 2004:588 [ref. 27904], Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155], Nguyen et al. 2015:73 [ref. 33790], Zhang et al. 2016:181 [ref. 34477], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069], Li et al. 2019:312 [ref. 37053], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus microdorsalis (Mori 1936). Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Yalujiang River basin (northeastern China and Korea). Habitat: freshwater.

punctatus, Silurus Cantor [T. E.] 1842:485 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series) v. 9 (nos 58, 59, 60); ref. 17344] Chusan Island, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1968.3.11.29 (3). Possible syntypes: BMNH 1843.7.21.6 (1), 1843.7.21.24 (1), 1843.7.21.25 (1, not found), 1860.3.19.736-737 (2), 1860.3.19.785-786 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Silurus punctatus Rafinesque 1818. •Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Okada 1961:569 [ref. 6363], Kobayakawa 1989:158 [ref. 13476], Kottelat 2006:58 [ref. 28831], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32989], Hibino & Tabata 2018:522 [ref. 36069], Endruweit 2025:191 [ref. 42401]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

silurus, Silurus Wulff [J. C.] 1765:33 [Ichthyologia, cum amphibiis regni Borussici. Methodo Linnaena disposita.; ref. 17844] Borussia [Prussia], Germany. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded replacement name for Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 1997:95 [ref. 22952], Naseka 1998:104 [ref. 23590], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

soldatovi, Silurus Nikolskij [G. V.] & Soin [S. G.] 1948:1359, Fig. 1 [Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 59 (no. 7); ref. 13065] Amar River, Lake Kabar at Elabuga, 90 kilometers downstream from Khabarovskyi Krai, Russia. Holotype: ZMMU P-6505. Paratypes: (11) ?ZIN 31168 (1). Type catalog: Svetovidova 1978:259 [ref. 9011], Vasil'eva et al. 2001:29-30 [ref. 25714], Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Silurus soldatovi Nikolskij & Soin 1948 -- (Berg 1949:907 [ref. 20661], Kobayakawa 1989:171 [ref. 13476], Burgess 1989:86 [ref. 12860], Zhu 1995:142 [ref. 25213], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:53 [ref. 22798], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:745 [ref. 24702], Yang in Chen 1998:277 [ref. 23556], Naseka 1998:104 [ref. 23590], Yue & Chen 1998:209 [ref. 26415], Dai in Chu et al. 1999:80 [ref. 24534], Bogutskaya et al. 2001:45 [ref. 26178], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:122 [ref. 28183], Kottelat 2006:90 [ref. 28831], Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:342 [ref. 30085], Parin et al. 2014:105 [ref. 33547], Nguyen et al. 2015:73 [ref. 33790], Zhang et al. 2016:181 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:672 [ref. 34853], Li et al. 2019:312 [ref. 37053], Dyldin et al. 2020:106 [ref. 37569], Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182], Dyldin et al. 2024:905 [ref. 41701]). Current status: Valid as Silurus soldatovi Nikolskij & Soin 1948. Siluridae. Distribution: Asia: Amur River basin (eastern Russia), China (Liaoning) and ? Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tomodai, Silurus Hibino [Y.] & Tabata [R.] 2018:509, Figs. 2, 3a, 4a-c, 5, 6a, 7, 8a-c, 9a, 13a, 14a [Zootaxa 4459 (no. 3); ref. 36069] Kushida River system, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: FRLM 52893. Paratypes: ANSP, BMNH 2018.5.29.1 (1), FRLM, NSMT-P, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Silurus tomodai Hibino & Tabata 2018 -- (Chen et al. 2023:3 [ref. 41122], Chen et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41182]). Current status: Valid as Silurus tomodai Hibino & Tabata 2018. Siluridae. Distribution: East Asia: Mie, Aichi, Gifu, Shizuoka and Nagano prefectures, central Honshu Island (Japan). Habitat: freshwater.

triostegus, Silurus Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1090 [100] [Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 2066] Tigris River, near Mosul, Iraq. Syntypes: (4) NMW, SMF 2623 [ex NMW in 1844] (1, dry). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155]. Illustrated by Heckel 1843, Pl. 13 (fig. 1) [ref. 2067]. On p. 100 of separate [ref. 2067]. •Probably a synonym of Silurus glanis Linnaeus 1758 -- (Coad 1991:19 [ref. 15702]). •Valid as Silurus triostegus Heckel 1843 -- (Kobayakawa 1989:174 [ref. 13476], Coad 1995:24 [ref. 23608] but possibly a synonym of S. glanis, Ünlü & Bozkurt 1996:315 [ref. 22595], Coad 1998:103 [ref. 23869], Coad & Holčík 2000:139 [ref. 25292], Ferraris 2007:380 [ref. 29155], Fricke et al. 2007:54 [ref. 29533], Coad 2010:216 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:373 [ref. 33391], Ünlü et al. 2012:119 [ref. 31827], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:890 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:149 [ref. 35151], Esmaeili et al. 2018:54 [ref. 36089], Çiçek et al. 2020:254 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:212 [ref. 37983], Bayhan 2021:249 [ref. 40683], Jawad et al. 2021:89 [ref. 38208], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1407 [ref. 39565], Çiçek et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:420 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:35 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:279 [ref. 40789], Freyhof et al. 2025:600 [ref. 42718], Kaya et al. 2025:20 [ref. 42689]). Current status: Valid as Silurus triostegus Heckel 1843. Siluridae. Distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

xanthosteus, Silurus Richardson [J.] 1845:133, Pl. 56 (figs. 12-14) [Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur.; ref. 20575] Chusan and Canton, China. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1868.3.11.29 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Parasilurus asotus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Okada 1961:569 [ref. 6363], Endruweit 2025:191 [ref. 42401]). •Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2006:58 [ref. 28831], Ferraris 2007:379 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:239 [ref. 32989], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:672 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Synonym of Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758. Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.