FishincSpecies catalog
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) belongs to the family Siluridae. Habitat: fresh water and brackish water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Silurus glanis |
|---|---|
| Family | Siluridae |
| Habitat | Fresh water and brackish water |
| Group | Predators, Catfish |
| Other names | Sheat, Sheatfish, Wels |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Europe freshwater |
Identifying features
- Huge scaleless catfish, long body flattened sideways and tapering to the tail
- Broad flat head with a very wide mouth
- Two very long barbels on the upper jaw and four short ones on the chin
- Tiny dorsal fin
- Extremely long anal fin reaching the small rounded tail
- Dark olive back with marbled flanks and pale belly
Wels catfish in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Wels, Waller, Europäischer Wels |
| French | Silure glane |
| Spanish | Siluro |
| Italian | Siluro d'Europa, Siluro |
| Portuguese | Peixe-gato-europeu |
| Dutch | Europese meerval, meerval, Visduivel |
| Polish | Sum europejski, Sum |
| Swedish | Mal |
| Danish | Europæisk malle |
| Norwegian | Malle |
| Finnish | Monni, Säkiä |
| Croatian | Som |
| Czech | Sumec velký |
| Hungarian | Európai harcsa |
| Romanian | Somn |
| Turkish | Bayağı yayın balığı |
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