/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/mento/1.jpg "Silurus mento")
/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/mento/2.jpg "Silurus mento")
Ventral view/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/mento/3.jpg "Silurus mento")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/mento/4.jpg "Silurus mento")
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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Silurus mento Regan, 1904 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sea of Tien [Tien Chih], Yunnan Fu, China, elevation 6000 feet. |
| Synonym(s) | Parasilurus mento |
| Pronunciation | See loo russ |
| Etymology | From the Greek silouros which is the name of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 215mm or 8.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: endemic to Dian Chi Lake, Yunnan, China. China Waters, Yunnan Waters, Dian Chi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2008. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 13 (no. 75) (art. 20), pp 192. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up S. mento on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.7.35.753 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:43 (species record created: 2007 Feb 19 20:31) |