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Silurus soldatovi Nikolskii & Soin, 1948 Soldatov's catfish |
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photo by
CAFS |
| Family: | Siluridae (Sheatfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 400 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 40 kg; max. reported age: 20 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Amur basin. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; 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. | |||
| Biology: | Threatened due to over harvesting, habitat loss and pollution (Ref. 58490). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 February 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||