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Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Silurus: Greek, silouros = a cat fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Heckel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: Iraq.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 33.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 99.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75263); 99.0 cm SL (female); common length : 22.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9417); max. published weight: 8.5 kg (Ref. 75263); max. reported age: 11 years (Ref. 75263)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kobayakawa, M., 1989. Systematic revision of the catfish genus Silurus, with description of a new species from Thailand and Burma. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 36(2):155-186. (Ref. 9417)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00776 (0.00503 - 0.01198), b=3.00 (2.87 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Generation time |
13.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies. |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100). 🛈 |