Aristotle's catfish
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Aristotle's catfish is a species of fish
in the Siluridae family. It is endemic to Greece
. Its natural habitat
is freshwater lake
s. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Siluridae family. It is endemic to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is freshwater lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Silurus aristotelis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.
Further reading
- Aristotle's catfish: explanation of its name