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Silurus soldatovi Nikolskii & Soin, 1948

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Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (1) Andshel (1)

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This catfish is visually similar to the closely related Wels catfish, S. glanis. The fish can live up to 20 years, and can grow to about 4 metres in length and weigh 40 kilograms. Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 83 - 90. Head large and depressed; snout blunt and rounded; mouth large, upper jaw shorter than lower one and reaching backward over hind margin of eyes; maxillary barbels 1 pair reaching pectoral fin; chin barbels 2 pairs. Remarks: The Soldatov's catfish population is threatened by overfishing, habitat degradation and water pollution. Due to its localised distribution and the low population density, the population is now considered endangered.

Common Name:

Soldatov's catfish

Synonyms:

Silurus glanis

Family:

Siluridae

Distribution:

Asia: Heilongjiang (Amur River) China and Russia; Liaohe, China. Type locality: Amur River, Lake Kabar at Elabuga, Khabarovskyi Krai, Russia.

Size:

360cm. (12ft)

Temp:

05-25°C (37-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version.
Liu Wei (2010). Physio-ecology of Northern Sheatfish Silurus soldatovi During Early Development (PhD thesis). Qingdao: Ocean University of China.
Wikimedia Commons 2021.

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Silurus soldatovi

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