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Silurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Siluridae

Lifespan
  
Wels catfish: 60 years

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Siluriformes

Scientific name
  
Silurus

Mass
  
Wels catfish: 170 kg

Higher classification
  
Siluridae

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Lower classifications
  
Wels catfish, Amur catfish, Silurus biwaensis, Aristotle's catfish, Kunming catfish

Catfish fishing silurus glanis


Silurus is a genus of catfishes native to Europe and Asia.

Contents

Cooking catfish silurus glanis


Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Silurus aristotelis Garman, 1890 (Aristotle's catfish)
  • Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758 (Amur catfish)
  • Silurus biwaensis Tomoda, 1961 (Eurasian catfish)
  • Silurus burmanensis Thant, 1967
  • Silurus caobangensis V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Yellow catfish)
  • Silurus dakrongensis V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Dakrong catfish)
  • Silurus duanensis X. Y. Hu, J. H. Lan & C. G. Zhang, 2004
  • Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 (Wels catfish)
  • Silurus grahami Regan, 1907
  • Silurus langsonensis V. H. Nguyễn, T. H. N. Vũ & T. D. P. Nguyễn, 2015 (Flower catfish)
  • Silurus lanzhouensis H. L. Chen, 1977 (Lanzhou catfish)
  • Silurus lithophilus Tomoda, 1961 (Rock catfish)
  • Silurus mento Regan, 1904 (Kunming catfish)
  • Silurus meridionalis H. L. Chen, 1977 (Yangtze catfish)
  • Silurus microdorsalis Mori, 1936 (Slender catfish)
  • Silurus soldatovi Nikolskii & Soin, 1948 (Soldatov's catfish)
  • Silurus triostegus Heckel, 1843 (Mesopotamian catfish)

    • Silurus Fish Identification

    Silurus Fish Identification

    Silurus Silurus asotus Linnaeus 1758

    Silurus catfishes over 50 kg gtgt Silurus aristotelis

    References

    Silurus Wikipedia
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