Related Species
- Aristotle's catfish (Silurus aristotelis) from Greece, the only other native European catfish species beside Silurus glanis.
- Amur catfish (Silurus asotus), introduced to European rivers
- Giant lake biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis) from Japan endemic to Lake Biwa.
- Silurus soldatovi from Russia
- Mekong giant catfish on the lower reaches of the Mekong
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