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Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

Wels catfish
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Czechia (Czech Republic) country information

Common names: Sumec, Sumec obecny, Sumec velký
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref: Lusk, S. and L. Hanel, 2000
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Odra and Morava river basins (Ref. 54732). Since 1996, the government has supported in situ conservation of rare/endangered breeds. Artificial propagation is well established and used in several hatcheries to produce fed fry, advanced fry or yearlings for fish farms as well as for restocking (Ref. 32234). Also Ref. 556, 90060. Status of threat: Least concern (Ref. 41386, 52149).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ez.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lusk, S., L. Hanel and V. Lusková, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 นิเวศวิทยา

; น้ำจืด; กร่อย กลุ่มสัตว์หน้าดิน,กลุ่มสัตว์พื้นท้องน้ำ; ไม่มีการอพยพย้ายถิ่น; ระดับความลึก 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9988).   Temperate; 4°C - 20°C (Ref. 2059); 62°N - 36°N, 0°E - 80°E

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