| Family: |
Siluridae (Sheatfishes) |
| Max. size: |
400 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 40 kg; max. reported age: 20 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Amur basin. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 83-90. Head large and depressed; snout blunt and rounded; mouth large, upper jaw shorter than lower one and reaching backward over hind margin of eyes; maxillary barbels 1 pair reaching pectoral fin; chin barbels 2 pairs. |
| Biology: |
Threatened due to over harvesting, habitat loss and pollution (Ref. 58490). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 February 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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