Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
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

Silurus aristotelis
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Silurus asotus
[Amur catfish]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Silurus biwaensis
[Eurasian catfish]

Photo by MNHN

Silurus chantrei
[]

Photo by CAFS

Silurus duanensis
[]

Photo by Hartl, A.

Silurus glanis
[Wels catfish]

No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 42.6 cm SL

Silurus grahami
[]

Photo by CAFS

Silurus lanzhouensis
[]

No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 58 cm TL

Silurus lithophilus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Silurus mento
[]

Photo by CAFS

Silurus meridionalis
[Chinese large-mouth catfish]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Silurus microdorsalis
[]

Photo by CAFS

Silurus soldatovi
[Soldatov's catfish]

No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 99 cm SL

Silurus triostegus
[Tigris catfish]

14 Species of Family Siluridae with Genus Silurus
(Sheatfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1890	Silurus aristotelis		Europe	46 TL
1758	Silurus asotus	Amur catfish	Asia	130 TL
1961	Silurus biwaensis	Eurasian catfish	Asia	118 TL
1882	Silurus chantrei		Probably occurring in Syr
2004	Silurus duanensis		Asia
1758	Silurus glanis	Wels catfish	Europe and Asia. North,	500 SL
1907	Silurus grahami		Asia	42.6 SL
1977	Silurus lanzhouensis		Asia	100 TL
1961	Silurus lithophilus		Asia	58 TL
1904	Silurus mento		Asia	38 TL
1977	Silurus meridionalis	Chinese large-mouth catfish	Asia	100 TL
1936	Silurus microdorsalis		Asia	35 TL
1948	Silurus soldatovi	Soldatov's catfish	Asia	400 TL
1843	Silurus triostegus	Tigris catfish	Asia	99 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SiluriformesFamily: Siluridae SheatfishesGenus: Silurus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae Sheatfishes

Genus: Silurus

(See list of species below)