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Siluridae
| Siluridae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Phalacronotus apogon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Suborder: | Siluroidei |
| Superfamily: | Siluroidea |
| Family: | Siluridae G. Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type genus | |
| Silurus | |
| Genera | |
Siluridae is the nominate family of catfishes in the order Siluriformes. About 105 living species of silurids are placed in 12[1] or 14[3] genera.
Although silurids occur across much of Europe and Asia, they are most diverse in Southeast Asia, beyond which their diversity decreases in temperate East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southwest Asia, and Europe. Silurids are apparently absent from much of central Asia.[3] The family can be divided into two groups, a temperate North Eurasian clade and a more diverse subtropical/tropical South and Southeast Asian clade.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cite error: The named reference
fishbasewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Roberts, T. R. (2014). "Wallago Bleeker, 1851 and Wallagonia Myers, 1938 (Ostariophysi, Siluridae), Distinct Genera of Tropical Asian Catfishes, with Description of †Wallago maemohensis from the Miocene of Thailand". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 55 (1): 35–47. doi:10.3374/014.055.0103.
- ^ a b c Bornbusch, A.H. (1995). "Phylogenetic relationships within the Eurasian catfish family Siluridae (Pisces: Siluriformes), with comments on generic validities and biogeography". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 115: 1–46. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb02322.x.
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