Japan country information

Common names: Namazu, ナマズ
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Pietsch, T.W., K. Amaoka, D.E. Stevenson, E.L. MacDonald, B.K. Urbain and J.A. López, 2000
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Hokkaido (Ref. 37812); also in Futatsukawa Creek, Fukuoka Prefecture (Ref. 37350). Also recorded from Lake Biwa (Ref. 78994). Status of threat in the 2005 Red Data Book of Shiga Prefecture: data deficient so caution needed (Ref. 79825).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Сом амурский, 鲶, Japanese catfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Silurus: Greek, silouros = a cat fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 5°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614); 53°N - 23°N, 95°E - 143°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology