/siluriformes/siluridae/silurus/tomodai/1.jpg "Silurus tomodai")
Holotype
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| Scientific Name | Silurus tomodai Hibino & Tabata, 2018 |
| Common Names | Tomoda’s Catfish Tanigawa-namazu (International) |
| Type Locality | Kushida River system, Mie Prefecture, Japan. |
| Pronunciation | See loo russ |
| Etymology | From the Greek silouros which is the name of the fish. The scientific name tomodai honours Dr. Yoshio Tomoda, the author of “Two New Catfishes of the Genus Parasilurus found in Lake Biwa-ko” (1961). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 514mm or 20.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Japan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | A hillstream species that generally inhabits the upland portions of streams rather than their alluvial-fans, taking refuge under large stones or cavities in the rocky bed. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 4459 (no. 3), pp 509, Figs. 2, 3a, 4a-c, 5, 6a, 7, 8a-c, 9a, 13a, 14a. |
| 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. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.7.35.7238 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Jun 29 09:11 (species record created: 2018 Aug 15 21:07) |