| Siluridae (Sheatfishes) |
| 130 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 30 kg |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China, and Russia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; 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). Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 February 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Recorded from the Yili river (Ref. 41093) and from almost all of drainages in China (Ref. 45657) and Tungting (=Dong Ting) Lake where it is known as "nian-y" (Ref. 35840). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (intensive culture and extensive stocking in all kinds of inland waters) (Ref. 55380). |
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