Scientific Name	Silurus asotus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Linnaeus, 1758	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	鯰	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯰科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F147　Siluridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	鯰
Max Length	100 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鯰魚、念仔魚、廉仔、鯤魚、黃骨魚
Distribution in World	Taiwan、China、South East Asia、Japan	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle、South、East
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Asia
Synonyms	Parasilurus asotus, Parasilurus asotus asotus, Parasilurus japonicus, Silurus bedfordi, Silurus cinereus, Silurus dahuricus, Silurus dauuricus, Silurus japonicus, Silurus punctatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳及方, 1999)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0054188. ASIZP0058068. ASIZP0071108. ASIZP0072965. ASIZP0072966. ASIZP0072967. ASIZP0804425. ASIZP0805590. ASIZP0805591. ASIZP0805592. ASIZP0914425. ASIZP0915590. ASIZP0915591. ASIZP0915592. BMNH1862.12.6.24. BMNH1866.6.8.25. FRIP00819. NMMBP05749. NMMBP05750. NMMBP06262. NMMBP06691. NMMBP06692. NMMBP06693. NMMBP06694. NMMSTP00460. NMNSF00068. NMNSF00072. NMNSF00698. NMNSF00804. NMNSF01210-A. NMNSF01210-F. NMNSF01319. NTHUB01770. NTHUB01771. NTMP0004. NTMP0255. NTMP0580. ...List all 66 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Chinese catfish; Amur catfish; Japanese catfish; Far Eastern catfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::NT
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