Silurus lithophilus, the rock catfish, is a species of catfish that is endemic to the Lake Biwa basin in Japan.[2]

Silurus lithophilus
Rock catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. lithophilus
Binomial name
Silurus lithophilus
Tomoda, 1961
Synonyms
  • Parasilurus lithophilus Tomoda, 1961

This species reaches a length of 58.0 cm (22.8 in).[3]

References

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  1. Hasegawa, K., Kanao, S. & Mukai, T. (2019). "Silurus lithophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T110464579A110464605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T110464579A110464605.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text)
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Silurus lithophilus". FishBase. June 2013 version.