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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

鲶, Сом амурский, Chinese catfish, ... more

Main reference

Kobayakawa, M. 1989. (Ref. 9417)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 130 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557); common length : 37.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 30.0 kg (Ref. 56557)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 35 - 37 cm

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Climate / Range

Temperate; 5°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614), preferred ?; 53°N - 23°N, 95°E - 143°E

Distribution

Asia: Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China, and Russia.
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal soft rays: 67 - 84. The side of the dorsal is dark grey; white stomach; with irregular white dots on the side. One pair of maxillary barbel, longer than the head; one pair of mandibular barbels, about 1/5-1/3 the length of the maxillary barbel (Ref. 40516).

Commercially cultured in Japan. Adults feed on all types of fish (Ref. 41072).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.4 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=4-5)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (65 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758