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Aristotle's catfish

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Siluriformes

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Silurus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Silurus aristotelis

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Species

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Catfish, Silurus, Siluridae, Actinopterygii, Pterocryptis

Aristotle's catfish (Silurus aristotelis) is a species of fish in the Siluridae family. It is endemic to Greece, where it occurs in the Acheloos River drainage. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species grows to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL and is of importance to local commercial fisheries. It is known from Lake Trichonida, Lake Lysimachia and Lake Amvrakia and introduced to Lake Volvi and Lake Ioannina in the 1980s thus exclusively lives in lakes. Threats may be water pollution and overfishing.

Its name derives from the fact that it was first described by Aristotle in his History of Animals.

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Aristotle's catfish Wikipedia