Wels

Japanese: wels
Wels

... In addition to the above, there are other fish commonly called "something catfish" in Japanese, such as the following. The European catfish Silurus glanis (English name European catfish, wels) is a large fish of the catfish family that can reach a total length of 3.3m (and a weight of over 250kg). It is similar to the Japanese catfish, but can be distinguished by the fact that it has six barbels (two on the upper jaw and four on the lower jaw) even as an adult.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "wels" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 以上のほか日本語で何々ナマズと俗称する魚に次のようなものがある。ヨーロッパナマズSilurus glanis(英名European catfish,wels)はナマズ科の大型魚で全長3.3m(体重250kg以上)に達する。日本のナマズに似るが口ひげが成魚になっても6本(上あご2本,下あご4本)あることなどで区別される。…

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