Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
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- Scientific name
- Silurus glanis
- Family
- Siluridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Siluridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Siluris glanis, Silurus glanis aralensis, Silurus silurus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, Europa
Water
- Temperature
- 3.9–20 °C
- General hardness (GH)
- 3–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 500 cm
- Lifespan
- 60 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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