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The wels catfish (/ ... the conservation status varies across the species ... The Wels was the subject of an episode in the first season of the documentary ...
On 23 October 2000, The BRFC decided that no further claims would be considered for the Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) to prevent the importation of record sized illegal fish. [8] R Garner's 62lb specimen caught at Withy Pool, Henlow in 1997 has been frozen in time as a snapshot of the record as it stood at that time in 2000. [8]
Siluriformes, or catfish, are a diverse order of fish distinguished by prominent barbels, which give the image of cat-like whiskers. 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.
Italian fisherman Dino Ferrari caught a 280-lb. Wels Catfish Thursday in Italy's Po Delta river, setting a new record. The U.K. Mirror reported that the catch is the world's largest wels catfish ...
1970 British record wels catfish (Silurus glanis) This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC ) and comprehensive record list of 310 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 species/sub-species of fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line.
The following tags are used to indicate the conservation status of species with IUCN ... IUCN status: Image: Ordo: Myxiniformes: ... Wels catfish: Flusswels: Least ...
Wels catfish The Wels catfish is one of the largest catfish in the world. Medieval reports claim it is an aggressive man eater that will swallow people whole, even small children were found in one's stomach according to a legend. After new reports surface of attacks in Berlin, Germany, Jeremy Wade dives deep into the mystery of these fish.
The conservation status of a group of organisms (for instance, a species) indicates whether the group still exists and how likely the group is to become extinct in the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing conservation status: not simply the number of individuals remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the ...