Wels catfish - Wikipedia
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 - Wikipedia
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: [1] Silurus aristotelis Garman, 1890 (Aristotle's catfish); Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758 (Amur catfish); Silurus biwaensis Tomoda, 1961 (Lake Biwa giant catfish)
Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis) - iNaturalist
The wels catfish (/ˈwɛls/ or /ˈvɛls/; Silurus glanis), also called sheatfish, 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. It has been introduced to Western Europe as a sport fish and is now found from the United Kingdom all the way east to Kazakhstan and China and south to Greece …
Silurus glanis (Wels catfish) — Seriously Fish
Distribution. Native to river systems draining into the North, Baltic, Black, Caspian and Aral seas and was thus originally distributed throughout the majority of eastern Europe from Germany eastwards through Poland, Finland, up to southern Sweden, down to Southern Turkey and northern Iran through the Baltic States to Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Silurus glanis, Wels catfish : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 83 - 95.Distinguished from all other freshwater fishes in Europe by the following unique characters: two pairs of mental barbels; and anal fin with 83-91½ rays.
Siluro, the opportunistic and voracious predator who came ...
Siluro, the opportunistic and voracious predator who came from Central Europe Cristina Yuste/EFEverde for Lifeinvasaqua.- Up to two and a half meters long and weighing more than one hundred kilos, the catfish, one of the most voracious invasive exotic species in our rivers but not very demanding with the quality of the water, arrived from ...
ADW: Silurus glanis: INFORMATION
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive. Silurus glanis is a commercial fish consumed by humans. This fish has boneless white flesh that is low in fat and highly palatable. Technological research for artificial reproduction, population genetics and conservation problems have been developed over the past 10 years in the Czech Republic, France and other European countri