Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Sungur, Sevil, Fricke, Ronald & Seçer, Burak, 2023, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Türkiye; an annotated checklist, 2023, Turkish Journal of Zoology 47 (6), pp. 324-468 : 419

Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 [N] ― Wels catfish/Yayın balığı

Taxonomy. Original description: Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758: 304 [Orient, less frequently in European lakes; syntypes: BMNH 1853.11 .12.168 (1, skin), NRM 59 (1)]. ― Synonyms: None. ― Revisions: Berg (1949: 904). ― Illustration: Berg (1949: 904-905, figs. 656-657); Jawad et al. (2021a) .

Status in Türkiye. Listed in previous checklists from Türkiye by Kuru (2004); Geldiay and Balık (2007); Fricke et al. (2007); Kuru et al. (2014); Çiçek et al. (2015, 2020). ― Turkish materials: None

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Türkiye: Found in all parts of Türkiye, except Euprates-Tigris and Orontes basins. ― Distribution in river basins: 1-Meriç-Ergene, 2-Marmara, 3-Susurluk, 4-Kuzey Ege, 5-Gediz, 6-Küçük Menderes, 7-Büyük Menderes, 8-Batı Akdeniz, 9- Antalya, 10- Burdur, 11-Akarçay, 12- Sakarya, 13-Batı Karadeniz, 14-Yeşilırmak, 15-Kızılırmak, 16- Konya, 17-Doğu Akdeniz, 18-Seyhan, 20-Ceyhan, 22-Doğu Karadeniz, 23-Çoruh, 24-Aras, 25- Van Lake. ― General distribution: North America; Eastern Europe to central Asia. Widely introduced elsewhere. ― Distribution in ecoregions: 418-Dniester - Lower Danube, 423-Thrace, 429-Western Anatolia, 430-Northern Anatolia, 431-Central Anatolia, 432-Southern Anatolia, 433-Western Transcaucasia, 434-Kura - South Caspian Drainages, 444-Lake Van. ― Habitat: This species inhabits large- and medium-sized lowland rivers, backwaters, and well-vegetated lakes. Spawns in shallow, warm, and well-vegetated riverine habitats without current. Freshwater.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Türkiye: Unknown. ― IUCN: LC (IUCN, 2023). ― Threats: HAB. ― Low sensitivity to human activities. ― Keystone species. ― Decline status: Unknown. ― Low priority for conservation action.