Siluridae

Amur catfish

Silurus asotus

Fish Reaching One Hundred Thirty Centimeters in Chinese Seas

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Large
• Temperate fish

The Amur catfish (Silurus asotus), also called the Japanese common catfish, Far Eastern catfish, and Chinese catfish, is a carnivorous catfish species belonging to the Siluridae family. It lives in widespread distribution in freshwater habitats across East Asia and is subject to extensive aquaculture. As a freshwater species, it can be found only in the catchments of rivers, ponds, and lakes located in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, the Russian Amur Basin and northern Vietnam.