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Silurus glanis
(redirected from Wels catfish)

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Noun1.Silurus glanis - large elongated catfish of central and eastern EuropeSilurus glanis - large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe
European catfish, sheatfish
silurid, silurid fish - Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
genus Silurus, Silurus - type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes
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Another Birmingham rod, Steve Benbow, also had great sport with the catfish, banking Wels catfish of 41lb and 45lb using meat on the hook.
Sam shatters catfish best at Shatterford; Hook LINE AND SINKER by Birmingham Mail (England)
Wels catfish comes from mainland Europe but specimens have been introduced to British lakes for angling.
We saw a Nessie-type monster in Windermere by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
He said: "The Wels catfish comes from mainland Europe and can grow to about 500cm and weigh up to 306kg and there have been numerous records of catfish washing up dead in Cumbrian lakes.
Do the Lakes have their own Nessie? by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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