What is "sheatfish"

Sheatfish \Sheat"fish`\, n. [Cf. dial. G. scheid, schaid, schaiden.] (Zo["o]l.) A European siluroid fish ( Silurus glanis) allied to the cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe, sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See Siluroid.

n. Any of several large, freshwater catfish, of the genus ''Silurus'', found in the Danube and other Eastern European rivers.

1. n. large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe [syn: European catfish, Silurus glanis]

2. [also: sheatfishes (pl)]

Sheatfish may refer to the following catfish:

• Siluridae species
• The Wels ( Silurus glanis)
• Micronema species
• Phalacronotus species
• Wallago species

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