The Wels catfish is a brackish and fresh water catfish which is normally recognizable by its wide mouth, flat head and broad. Numerous small teeth, four shorter barbells on the lower jaw and two long barbells on the upper jaw are the part of Wels catfish’s mouth. Pectoral fins are being used to capture prey by this water catfish.

The victim of Wels catfish is disoriented by an eddy which is created by these fins. This famous creature is found in green brown slippery skin with a white or pale yellow belly color. The normal living life of Wels catfish is around thirty year and it has a very good hearing power. Around 30,000 eggs per kilogram of the body weight are being produced by a female.

The eggs have been observed to be splashed by a male when the water runs too fast or its level decreases too much. The male does so with the muscular tail, keeping in mind that the eggs need to be wet all the time. Insects, gastropods, crustaceans and annelid worms are the food items of Wels catfish.

And larger size of Wels catfishes eat rats, frogs, quatic birds like ducks and mice and humans are also reported to be attacked by these larger size of catfishes, some instances are on the record. A fisherman was dragged by the Wels catfish near Gyor, Hungry, reported on Der Standard newspaper on August 5, 2005 which is an Austrian newspaper.

Wels Catfish

Wels Catfish

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