Amur catfish
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| phylum | Chordata | Amur catfish, or Japanese common catfish, is a species of catfish, family Siluridae. It is a large freshwater fish found in continental East Asia and in Japan. Prefers slow-flowing rivers, lakes, irrigation canals. Appearance typical of a large silurid catfish. Larval S. asotus has three pairs of barbels (one maxillary, two mandibular), while adult fish has only two pairs (one maxillary, one mandibular); second pair of mandibular barbels degenerates. This species grows to a length of 130 centimetres (51 in) TL.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Siluriformes | |
| family | Siluridae | |
| genus | Silurus | |
| species | S.asotus |
