Catfish - Silurus glanis

Catfish is very different from the classical form of fish, his body is oval, with a large head and a flat where the three pairs of whiskers of which the upper pair of long fins to the top of the chest, the others are much smaller. It has small eyes, large mouth, and his jaw is slightly longer than the upper, and both are lined multitude of tiny teeth. His body has no scales and is very slippery. Under tail fins are long, and tail fin is rounded, the dorsal fin is small and without solid spokes. Back blue catfish are black, dark brown or hips are dark green and marbled, and belly layer: light gray in color with reddish nuances.

Catfish inhabit almost all waters in Europe. He likes quiet or slow-flow, and the muddy water and prefer to retain. Is omnivorous, although its main food consists of fish, frogs, crustaceans, mammals, and hunting birds, ducks and geese that are found in water or in water where he lives. Mainly hunt at night but during the day when have a chance.

Catfish in Serbia resides in the Danube and almost all of its tributaries, and it also has an indoor water types. The average size of catfish in Serbia is one meter and a weight of 10 pounds and love to a slightly larger specimens, so that in 1958. in the Danube near Apatin caught catfish weighs 208 kilograms on the old fishermen manner.

They spawn usually in mid-May and early June, although it can happen to spawn even in July. It all depends on the temperature of water should be from 19 ° C to 24 ° C and of course from other conditions. Spawn in pairs. The female pre-made nest size 1x1 meter and a height of about 75 cm and the laid eggs. Male fertilized eggs, the female remains and keeps it until the fry hatch no. Nest made of fine material and the deposit of 16,000 to 17,000 eggs, and some of the 11,000 to 48,000 pieces of roe, depending on the size of females. Spawn sticks to the material of which the nest is made, and the female is able to save them until they hatch. The fry grow rapidly in the first year and reach a length of 20 cm.