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Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758

Amur catfish
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Russian Federation country information

Common names: Amur catfish, Amurskii som, Far Eastern catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Lake Khanka and Amur river basin (Ref. 13397) and Sakhalin (Ref. 37812). This has been translocated to areas within the country for stocking in open waters. It has rapidly expanded its range and is now widely established in the country (Ref. 45022). Has also been introduced to the Baikal basin (Ref. 26334). nEurRus
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka, 1996
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Silurus: Greek, silouros = a cat fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal.   Temperate; 5°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614); 53°N - 23°N, 95°E - 143°E

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

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

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 36.0, range 35 - 37 cm
Max length : 130 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 56557); common length : 37.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35840); peso máximo publicado: 30.0 kg (Ref. 56557)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 4; Radios blandos anales: 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).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Pairs manifest spawning embrace widely observed in other catfish species (Ref. 37360). Details of reproductive behaviour from Katano, et al (1988): " A male first energeticaly pursued a female with its head near to the female's belly (chasing) and then began to cling to the female's body from the side, bending its tail or head (clinging). Finally the male enfolded the female's body, with its anus near to the female's (enfolding). In some cases, 2-4 males pursued a single female and two males enfolded a female at the same time. Although no aggressive behaviour was evident between males, it was always the largest male that could almost frequently approach and enfold the female. The mating pair moved a long distance in a ditch, paddy field and/or creek, performing reproductive activities." The scattering of eggs may reduce the incidence of death of the young.

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Kobayakawa, M., 1989. Systematic revision of the catfish genus Silurus, with description of a new species from Thailand and Burma. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 36(2):155-186. (Ref. 9417)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 February 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuicultura: comercial
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00500 - 0.00694), b=3.01 (2.96 - 3.06), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.4   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tm=4-5; K=0.11).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (65 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.