Wels catfish

Wels catfish
Near Leipzig, Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Silurus
Species:
S. glanis
Binomial name
Silurus glanis
Wels catfish is native to central and eastern Europe, and introduced in western Europe
Range of the wels catfish. Red: native occurrence. Blue: occurrence in coastal waters. Orange: (re)introduced

The wels catfish (/ˈwɛls/ or /ˈvɛls/; 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. It has been introduced to Western Europe as a prized sport fish and is now found from the United Kingdom east to Kazakhstan and China and south to Greece and Turkey.

  1. ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Silurus glanis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T40713A10356149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T40713A10356149.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pauly, D. (2007). Darwin's Fishes: An Encyclopedia of Ichthyology, Ecology, and Evolution. Cambridge University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-139-45181-9. Retrieved 13 January 2022.