Silurus glanis

E805694

catfish species of fish

Silurus glanis, commonly known as the Wels catfish, is a large freshwater catfish native to European and parts of Asian rivers and lakes, renowned for its impressive size and predatory behavior.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Silurus aristotelis	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	catfish ⓘ species of fish ⓘ
activityPattern	nocturnal ⓘ
bodyColor	dark mottled ⓘ
bodyShape	elongated ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName	European catfish ⓘ Wels catfish NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet	amphibians ⓘ birds ⓘ fish ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
distributionRegion	Danube River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Volga River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalImpact	can be invasive outside native range ⓘ
family	Siluridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Silurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	freshwater ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ
hasBarbels	yes ⓘ
hasSkeletonType	bony ⓘ
importance	commercially fished ⓘ popular sport fish ⓘ
introducedTo	France NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
locomotion	swimming ⓘ
maximumRecordedLength	about 5 m ⓘ
maximumRecordedWeight	over 100 kg ⓘ
nativeTo	Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfBarbels	6 ⓘ
order	Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
preferredWaterTemperature	warm ⓘ
reproductionType	oviparous ⓘ
respiration	gills ⓘ
spawningSeason	late spring to summer ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
trophicLevel	apex predator ⓘ
typicalMaximumLength	2 to 3 m ⓘ
yearDescribed	1758 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siluridae → includesTaxon → Silurus glanis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silurus aristotelis