genus
Silurus
Silurus is a genus in the family Siluridae. This database currently files 51 species under it.
- Species filed
- 51
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 2%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Silurus
Ranked by popularity score.

Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
Amur catfish
Silurus asotus
Acheloos catfish
Silurus aristotelis
Giant Lake Biwa catfish
Silurus biwaensis
Northern sheatfish
Silurus soldatovi
Kumming catfish
Silurus mento
Rock catfish
Silurus lithophilus
Yangtze catfish
Silurus meridionalis
How threatened is Silurus?
1 of 51 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 100% |
All species in Silurus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wels catfish | Silurus glanis | Siluridae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Amur catfish | Silurus asotus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Acheloos catfish | Silurus aristotelis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Giant Lake Biwa catfish | Silurus biwaensis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Northern sheatfish | Silurus soldatovi | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kumming catfish | Silurus mento | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rock catfish | Silurus lithophilus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yangtze catfish | Silurus meridionalis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Slender catfish | Silurus microdorsalis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus chantrei | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Du an catfish | Silurus duanensis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus grahami | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lanzhou catfish | Silurus lanzhouensis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tigris catfish | Silurus triostegus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus caobangensis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus tomodai | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus dakrongensis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus langsonensis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus undecimalis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus ascita | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus erythrogaster | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus ichneumon | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Long-haired catfish | Silurus longibarbatus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus sinensis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus amblodon | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus binotatus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus decemradiatus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus dundu | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus erythropterus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus exophthalmus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus ferox | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus flavus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus gurgu | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus immaculatus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus jahu | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus limosus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus luvur | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus minutus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus nobilis | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus novemradiatus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus ocellatus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus palmito | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus pintado | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus piracatinga | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus pirarara | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus piratinga | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus quatuordecimradiatus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus schandia | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus schilby | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus spinosus | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Silurus vituga | Siluridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |