''Silurus joergi'' is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...

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 in the genus ''

Silurus ''Silurus'' is a genus of catfishes native to Europe and Asia. Species There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: * '' Silurus aristotelis'' Garman, 1890 (Aristotle's catfish) * '' Silurus asotus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (Amur catfish) * ...

'' that lived during the

Late Miocene The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch, which lasted from 11.63 Ma (million ye ...

Distribution

''Silurus joergi'' is known from

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21346713 Siluridae Fossils of Germany Fossil taxa described in 2015 Prehistoric ray-finned fish