Silurus biwaensis
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| Giant Lake Biwa catfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Silurus |
| Species: | S. biwaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Silurus biwaensis Tomoda, 1961 | |
Silurus biwaensis, the giant Lake Biwa catfish, is a large predatory catfish species endemic to Lake Biwa in Japan.
The giant Lake Biwa catfish is very similar to wels catfish, which it is closely related to. It has an elongated cylindrical body and can reach up to 1.18 m (3 ft 10 in) in length and weigh as much as 17 kg (37 lb).[1] The top of the body is dark grey to black in colour while the underside is a pale, whitish colour.