The wels catfish (Silurus glanis) is the only native catfish species in Europe, besides the much smaller related Aristotle catfish found in Greece. Mythology and literature record wels catfish of astounding proportions yet to be scientifically proved.
Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, ...
Callichthys callichthys (Cascarudo)
Clarias batrachus (Walking Catfish)
Hypostomus plecostomus (Suckermouth catfish)
Silurus glanis (Wels catfish) ...
 See also: Catfish, Diver, Barbel, Candiru, Ray
  
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