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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae Sheatfishes

Genus: Silurus

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)
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Photo by Kommatas & Sanda

Europe
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Silurus aristotelis Garman, 1890

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Silurus aristotelis
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758

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Silurus asotus
[Amur catfish]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia
Max. Length 118 cm TL
Silurus biwaensis (Tomoda, 1961)

Photo by Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Silurus biwaensis
[Eurasian catfish]

Photo by MNHN

Probably occurring in Syr

Silurus chantrei Sauvage, 1882

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Silurus chantrei
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia

Silurus duanensis Hu, Lan & Zhang, 2004

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Silurus duanensis
[]

Photo by Hartl, A.

Europe and Asia. North,
Max. Length 273 cm TL
Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

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Silurus glanis
[Wels catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 42.6 cm SL
 
Silurus grahami
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Silurus lanzhouensis Chen, 1977

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Silurus lanzhouensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 58 cm TL
 
Silurus lithophilus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Silurus mento Regan, 1904

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Silurus mento
[Kunming catfish]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 114.2 cm SL
Silurus meridionalis Chen, 1977

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Silurus meridionalis
[Chinese large-mouth catfish]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Silurus microdorsalis (Mori, 1936)

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Silurus microdorsalis
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 400 cm TL
Silurus soldatovi Nikolskii & Soin, 1948

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Silurus soldatovi
[Soldatov's catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 99 cm SL
 
Silurus triostegus
[Tigris catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Silurus aristotelis Europe 46 TL 1890
Silurus asotus Amur catfish Asia 130 TL 1758
Silurus biwaensis Eurasian catfish Asia 118 TL 1961
Silurus chantrei Probably occurring in Syr 1882
Silurus duanensis Asia 2004
Silurus glanis Wels catfish Europe and Asia. North, 273 TL 1758
Silurus grahami Asia 42.6 SL 1907
Silurus lanzhouensis Asia 100 TL 1977
Silurus lithophilus Asia 58 TL 1961
Silurus mento Kunming catfish Asia 38 TL 1904
Silurus meridionalis Chinese large-mouth catfish Asia 114.2 SL 1977
Silurus microdorsalis Asia 35 TL 1936
Silurus soldatovi Soldatov's catfish Asia 400 TL 1948
Silurus triostegus Tigris catfish Asia 99 SL 1843



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