The Amur catfish, or Japanese common catfish, Silurus asotus,[2] is a species of catfish (sheatfish), family Siluridae. It is a large freshwater fish found in continental East Asia and in Japan. It prefers slow-flowing rivers, lakes, and irrigation canals. Its appearance is typical of a large silurid catfish. Larval S. asotus specimens have three pairs of barbels (one maxillary, two mandibular), while adult fish have only two pairs (one maxillary, one mandibular); second pair of mandibular barbels degenerates.[3] This species grows to 130 cm (51 in) in total length.

Amur catfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Siluridae
Genus:	Silurus
Species:	S. asotus
Binomial name
Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Parasilurus asotus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Culinary use

In Korean cuisine, the fish is called megi (메기) and is used to boil maeun-tang (spicy fish soup).^{[citation needed]}

References

Bibliography

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Silurus asotus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.

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