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Kunming catfish
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Silurus
Species:	S. mento
Binomial name
	Silurus mento; Regan, 1904

The Kunming catfish (Silurus mento) is a critically endangered species of catfish in the family Siluridae. It is endemic to Dian Chi Lake, China.^[1] There have been no confirmed records in decades and it is feared extinct.^[1]^[2] S. mento grows to a length of 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in) TL.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Chen, X.-Y.; Yang, B. (2018) [errata version of 2008 assessment]. "Silurus mento". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T20227A135876357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20227A9180705.en. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ Sihai Wang; Juan Wang; Maobiao Li; Fan Du; Yuming Yang; James P. Lassoie; Mohd Z. Hassan (2013). "Six decades of changes in vascular hydrophyte and fish species in three plateau lakes in Yunnan, China". Biodivers Conserv. 22 (13–14): 3197–3221. doi:10.1007/s10531-013-0579-0.

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[iucn-1] Chen, X.-Y.; Yang, B. (2018) [errata version of 2008 assessment]. "Silurus mento". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T20227A135876357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T20227A9180705.en. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[Wang2013-2] Sihai Wang; Juan Wang; Maobiao Li; Fan Du; Yuming Yang; James P. Lassoie; Mohd Z. Hassan (2013). "Six decades of changes in vascular hydrophyte and fish species in three plateau lakes in Yunnan, China". Biodivers Conserv. 22 (13–14): 3197–3221. doi:10.1007/s10531-013-0579-0.

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