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Silurus glanis
Wels Catfish
Common Names
DEWels
ENWels Catfish
PT-BRSiluro
ROSomn
ZH鲶鱼
Habitat
Large rivers and lakes, deep holes and under underwater obstacles.
Occurrence regions
Baden-Württemberg
Bayern
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hessen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersachsen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
Sachsen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thüringen
gelderland
limburg
noord-brabant
zuid-holland
utrecht
overijssel
auvergne-rhone-alpes
bourgogne-franche-comte
bretagne
centre-val-de-loire
corse
grand-est
hauts-de-france
ile-de-france
normandie
nouvelle-aquitaine
occitanie
pays-de-la-loire
provence-alpes-cote-d-azur
Maximum Size
250 cm
Minimum Catch Size
No minimum size
Closed Season
No closed season
Category
Common
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated
Conservation status has not been evaluated.
Distinguishing Features
Elongated, scaleless body, huge mouth with two long and four short barbels, long anal fin, very small eyes.
Waters
Donau
Elbe
Garonne
IJssel
Lac d'Annecy
Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Lac du Bourget
Loire
Maas
Meuse
Moselle
Nederrijn–Lek
Oder
Rhein
Rhône
Seine
Somme
Waal
Weser
Étang de Berre
Étang de Thau
Ammersee
Bodensee
Chiemsee
Ems
Havel
Inn
Isar
Main
Mosel
Müritz
Neckar
Saale
Scharmützelsee
Schwielochsee
Senftenberger See
Spree
Starnberger See
Steinhuder Meer
Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet
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