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Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

Wels catfish
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Slovakia country information

Common names: Sumec obycajný
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Considered a delicacy (Ref. 80674). Also Ref. 556.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/lo.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Holčik, J., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Silurus: Greek, silouros = a cat fish + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9988).   Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 62°N - 36°N, 0°E - 80°E

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