Freshwater Fishes of
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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 meters 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:
Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version. Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist
of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes),
and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628. 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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