''Silonia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of schilbid catfishes native to

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an ...

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Silonia childreni'' ( Sykes, 1839) * ''

Silonia silondia ''Silonia silondia'', the Silond catfish, is a species of schilbid catfish native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Nepal This species grows to a length of TL. These fish inhabit rivers and occur in shoals. Adults ascend from estuaries A ...

'' ( Hamilton, 1822) (Silond catfish)

References

Schilbeidae Catfish genera Fish of India Fish of Bangladesh Fish of Nepal Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by William John Swainson {{catfish-stub