| Family: |
Siluridae (Sheatfishes) |
| Max. size: |
130 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 30 kg |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China, and Russia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal soft rays: 67-84. The side of the dorsal is dark grey; white stomach; with irregular white dots on the side. One pair of maxillary barbel, longer than the head; one pair of mandibular barbels, about 1/5-1/3 the length of the maxillary barbel (Ref. 40516). |
| Biology: |
Commercially cultured in Japan. Adults feed on all types of fish (Ref. 41072). Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 February 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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