Please help,how to distinguish Silurus asotus from Wels

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Please help,how to distinguish Silurus asotus from Wels

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How to distinguish Silurus asotus from Wels?please help me
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Re: Please help,how to distinguish Silurus asotus from Wels

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The front edge of the pectoral spine is smooth in S. glanis and serrated in S. asotus.

Also from this CotM article:
S. asotus looks like S. glanis at first glance, but differs from it in having only two (vs. four) mandibular barbels and fewer anal-fin rays (74-86 vs. 90-95).
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Re: Please help,how to distinguish Silurus asotus from Wels

Post by chris.west.curtis »

Silurus wrote:The front edge of the pectoral spine is smooth in S. glanis and serrated in S. asotus.

Also from this CotM article:
S. asotus looks like S. glanis at first glance, but differs from it in having only two (vs. four) mandibular barbels and fewer anal-fin rays (74-86 vs. 90-95).
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