Silurus soldatovi

Silurus soldatovi, Soldatov's catfish or northern sheatfish (Russian: сом Солдатова), is a large catfish species from the Far East.

Soldatov's catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. soldatovi
Binomial name
Silurus soldatovi
Nikolsky & Soin, 1948
Silurus soldatovi
Soldatov's catfish
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese懷頭鯰
Simplified Chinese怀头鲶
Russian name
Russianсом Солдатова
Romanizationsom Soldatova

Habitat

Soldatov's catfish lives in Amur River (Ussuri) in Russia and China. It prefers water temperatures from 5 to 25 °C.

Description

This catfish is visually similar to the closely related Wels catfish. Soldatov's catfish has a large flat head. Its mouth is blunt and rounded, the upper jaw shorter than the lower jaw. Barbels are located on the upper jaw and chin. It has the following formula fins: dorsal six soft rays, anal 83–90 soft rays. The fish can live up to 20 years, and can grow to about 4 meters in length and weigh 40 kilograms.[1]

Threats

The Soldatov's catfish population is threatened by overfishing, habitat degradation and water pollution. Due to its localized distribution and the low population density, the population is now considered endangered.[2]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). Silurus soldatovi in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. Liu Wei (2010). Physio-ecology of Northern Sheatfish Silurus soldatovi During Early Development (PhD thesis). Qingdao: Ocean University of China.
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