Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Siluriformes > Family Siluridae > Genus Silurus

Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Silurus*	Linnaeus, 1758	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: peshku mace europian; siluri sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Danish: malle sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: catfish; wells; wels; Wels catfish sources: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.;de Groot, B.; Dijkema, R.; Redant, F. (1988). Fish, shells and shellfish: an illustrated guide with descriptions, supply times and recipes of more than 400 sea and freshwater species [Vis, schelp- en schaaldieren: een geïllustreerde gids met de beschrijvingen, aanvoertijden en bereidingswijzen van ruim 400 soorten uit zee en zoet water]. Spectrum: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-274-20203. 180 pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Wels Catfish sources: Charles Hussey

French: silure glane sources: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

German: Europäischer Wels; Flusswels; Schaidfisch; Waller sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

Greek: Γουλιανός sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: paprastasis šamas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: sum europejski sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Romanian: balaur; codău sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: сом европейский; Сом обыкновенный sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;A.Boltachev & E. Karpova, IBSS NAS Ukraine

Slovenian: som sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: siluro sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: mal sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: yayin baligi; yayın balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Сом європейський; Сом звичайний sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: pencath

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (37 nucleotides; 42 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (586 publications)
Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154677

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304648