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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: Academia - An investigation of rancidity inhibition during frozen storage of Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) fillets by previous ascorbic and citric acid treatment (PDF).	Yamini Chauhan	Jan 03, 2025
	Add new Web site: Academia - An investigation of rancidity inhibition during frozen storage of Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) fillets by previous ascorbic and citric acid treatment (PDF).	Yamini Chauhan	Aug 26, 2024
	Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Exceptional longevity in northern peripheral populations of Wels catfish (Silurus glanis).	Grace Young	Jun 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Occurrence and intensity of parasites in Wels catfish, Silurus glanis L. 1758 from Amirkelayeh wetland, southwest of the Caspian Sea.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 14, 2024
	Add new Web site: Monaco Nature Encyclopedia - Silurus glanis.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species - Wels Catfish.	Emily Rodriguez	Sep 21, 2023
	Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Wels Catfish.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 03, 2023
	Add new Web site: Catfish Conservation Group - Wels Catfish.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 12, 2018
	Add new Web site: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Wels Catfish.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 12, 2018
	Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Silurus glanis.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 12, 2018
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998