''Silurus caobangensis'', the yellow catfish, is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not ...
found in the
Bang River, Cao Bang Province, Vietnam.
Etymology
The fish is named after
Cao Bang
Cao or CAO may refer to:
Mythology
*Cao (bull), a legendary bull in Meitei mythology
Companies or organizations
*Air China Cargo, ICAO airline designator CAO
* CA Oradea, Romanian football club
*CA Osasuna, Spanish football club
* Canadian As ...
province, Viêt Nam, where the type specimen was found.
References
Silurus
Fish of Asia
Taxa named by Nguyễn Văn Hảo
Taxa named by Vũ Thị Hồng Nguyên
Taxa named by Nguyễn Thị Diệu Phương
Fish described in 2015
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