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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A giant catfish weighing over 200 pounds has been reeled in by an ...

This unusual behavior is not observed in Wels catfish populations elsewhere and is believed to be a learned adaptation. Due to limited food sources, the catfish became desperate enough to try hunting ...

Sharks rule the water in terms of sheer weight, but there are plenty of other big fish in (and excluded from) the record ...

A fisherman in England landed a 133-pound wels catfish at a catch-and-release pay lake in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, that apparently would qualify as a British record, and by a lot. The catch by Tomas ...

Recently, a pending world record for the longest catfish was caught in Italy’s River Po. This fish measured 9 feet, 4 inches long (285 cm)! It is called a Wels catfish and they can be found throughout ...

Europe’s largest freshwater fish is a bottom-dwelling predator that goes by several names. Sometimes called soms, siluros, wellers, or sheetfish, these massive critters are the Old World’s answer to ...

image: By deciphering the genetic code of the barbelled giant, scientists expect to better understand the secrets of the Wels catfish's exceptionally rapid growth, enormous appetite and longevity.