Catfish (Silurus glanis)

Class of the Actinopterygian order of Perciformes family of Silurides subfamily of Luciopercines Silurus glanis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Elongated body, head high and wide, big mouth surrounded by six barbels, bare skin without scales.

Greenish-brown colour mottled Brown.

Greenish-brown colour mottled Brown.

There are a hundred of species of silurides in the world.

There are a hundred of species of silurides in the world. In Europe, in addition to the Silurus Glanis as we know it in our waters, Silurus aristotelis is present in Greece. Originally from the major rivers of Central Europe (Danube, Dnieper, Volga), catfish is also found in seas Nore, Caspian and Baltic watersheds. Introduced there is not if long than that in our waters (circa 1870), we can think that there is in our waters of the subjects of 100 kg... we will have in a few years of very large catfish in Saône, Rhône and Loire.