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Habitat: Dez River at Harmaleh/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/triostegus/5.jpg "Silurus triostegus")
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| Scientific Name | Silurus triostegus Heckel, 1843 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Tigris River, near Mosul, Iraq. |
| Pronunciation | See loo russ |
| Etymology | From the Greek silouros which is the name of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 220mm or 8.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Iraq. Euphrates (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2013. |
| Other Parameters | Freshwater,brackish. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyologie [von Syrien]. In Russegger v. 1 (pt 2), pp 1090 [100]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.7.35.2925 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2011 Jan 30 10:15) |