Wels in Brazil

For the discussion of catfish systematics. Post here to draw our attention to new publications or to discuss existing works.
Post Reply
User avatar
Silurus
Posts: 12420
Joined: 31 Dec 2002, 11:35
I've donated: $12.00!
My articles: 55
My images: 893
My catfish: 1
My cats species list: 90 (i:1, k:0)
Spotted: 424
Location 1: Singapore
Location 2: Moderator Emeritus

Wels in Brazil

Post by Silurus »

Cunico, AM & JRS Vitule, 2014. First records of the European catfish, Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 in the Americas (Brazil). BioInvasions Records 3 (in press).
Image
Top
User avatar
husky_jim
Posts: 325
Joined: 11 Jul 2004, 11:11
My images: 11
My cats species list: 21 (i:0, k:0)
My BLogs: 2 (i:1, p:98)
Spotted: 12
Location 2: Athens-Greece
Interests: Music,Bikes,Dobermann and Catfish!!!
Contact:
Contact husky_jim

Re: Wels in Brazil

Post by husky_jim »

that's bad......
Top
unblinded
Posts: 255
Joined: 19 Jan 2010, 06:39
My cats species list: 12 (i:0, k:0)
My aquaria list: 4 (i:0)
My Wishlist: 1
Location 1: Hooks, Texas
Location 2: United States

Re: Wels in Brazil

Post by unblinded »

Ouch! This is really bad. An apex predator of the magnitude of Wels being found in two separate locations could spell disaster for these ecosystems. One would hope these were single individuals released by a hobbyist (the thought of that just makes me cringe) but odds are there are many more out there.
Catfish Addict Posing As Cichlid Enthusiast
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Taxonomy & Science News”