Silurus glanis  Linnaeus, 1758
Image contributors to this species:
Johnny Jensen's  Photographic Library (1) Frants Lehmann (6 Stamps) Karl-Heinz Dau (4 Stamps) Reinhold  Wawrzynski (2) Tobias Koch (3) The Compleat Ebro Angler (1)
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Relevant Information:	Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Anal spines: 1;Anal soft  rays: 90 – 95. Caudal fin with 17 rays. Occurs mainly in large lakes and rivers, though occasionally enters brackish water in the Baltic and Black Seas. Found in deep waters of  dams constructed on the lower reaches of rivers. Known to feed at night on ducks, voles, crayfish and small fishes. Spawns in the salt water of the Aral Sea (at Kulandy).
Common Name:	Wels catfish
Synonyms:	Siluris glanis, Silurus silurus, Silurus glanis aralensis
Family:	Siluridaeycipitidae
Distribution:	Europe and Asia: Russia, Central & Eastern Europe. Germany, upper Rhine and eastwards to  the Black and Caspian Seas.
Size:	2.3m. (9ft)
Temp:	04-20°C (35-67°F)
p.H.	6.0-8.0.
Reference:	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2008.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (11/2008). Bühler; Markus, (pers. comm. Oct. 2008).