In Victorian times a species of Wels catfish were introduced into Britain for sport. |
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Ian Winfield, a fish ecologist for the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology at Lancaster University, believes Mr Burnip may have seen a Wels catfish. |
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And he certainly made his trip pay dividends as he captured some terrific carp to 37lb, roach over 2lb apiece, and his best Wels catfish weighed in at 100lb. |
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The longest catfish is the wels, but it is an unprepossessing fish of no great merit. |
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As our only widespread catfish species, the wels is unlikely to be mistaken for any other fish. |
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Included amongst these are varieties of carp, barbel, zander and of course for those who are brave enough, the mighty wels catfish. |
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There are about 4000 different types of catfish in the world but the best known in Europe, and the most accessible to the UK angler is the wels catfish. |
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The New Delhi WELS provides an opportunity for representatives of the Government of India to exchange views with energy leaders across the world. |
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He hooked the wels catfish in the Po Delta river in northern Italy last week. |
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The Danube river basin is the most biodiverse region in Europe, and is home to hundreds of fish species, such as pike, zander, huchen, wels catfish, burbot and tench. |
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