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The wels catfish (/ ˈ w ɛ l s / or / ˈ v ɛ l s /; Silurus glanis), also called sheatfish or just wels, [2] is a large species of catfish native to wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, in the basins of the Baltic, Black and Caspian Seas.
Silurus glanis. Linnaeus, 1758. Synonyms; Siluris (misspelling) Silurus is a genus of catfishes native to Europe and Asia. Species. There are currently 20 recognized ...
The wels catfish, Silurus glanis, and the much smaller related Aristotle's catfish, are the only catfish indigenous to Europe; the former ranges throughout Europe, and the latter is restricted to Greece. Mythology and literature record wels catfish of astounding proportions yet are to be proven scientifically. The typical size of the species is ...
One day, I decided to focus on the European catfish (Silurus glanis), an invasive and predatory species that has spread through the Lombard waters in recent decades and now thrives throughout the ...
In Swedish waters, the only species of this order is the wels catfish (Siluris glanis). This very large freshwater fish is common over much of continental Europe, and was once well known in Sweden. Today, its presence is only confirmed in the streams Helgeån, Emån and Båven. Catfish, Silurus glanis
Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) Family Ictaluridae (North American catfishes) Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) (I) Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) (I)
Siluridae is the nominate family of catfishes in the order Siluriformes. About 105 living species of silurids are placed in 12 [1] or 14 [3] genera.. Although silurids occur across much of Europe and Asia, they are most diverse in Southeast Asia, beyond which their diversity decreases in temperate East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southwest Asia, and Europe.
Silurus. Silurus asotus — Amur catfish; Silurus glanis — Wels catfish; Silurus soldatovi — Soldatov's catfish; Bagridae (Naked catfishes, bagrid catfishes)