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Appears to be an albino Chrysichthys ornatus.

I have not heard of this species ever spawning in captivity. It seems that these days it is a pretty rare import.

I haven't come across anything about "a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook" but there is apparently some debate as to which fish was originally referred to as "glanis" by the ancient greeks, with some arguing that it referred to shad (Alosa). Hard to imagine Silurus eating a bait ...