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Wels Catfish

≈299 kilograms ≈660 pounds
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#187Category rank 66%Weight position HighConfidence 1Source
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Wels Catfish

Wels Catfish has an estimated weight of ≈299 kilograms. It ranks #187 of 598 in the Animals category.

Source excerpt: CC BY-SA 3.0 de , Link The Wels Catfish is pretty gigantic, which has earned it names like the Man-eating catfish, Ebro master, and European Man-eater. They can weigh around 660 pounds and are primarily found along river basins.

Position in category

598 Items in category 4 tonnes Category average 100 kilograms Category median 8.51 milligrams–186 tonnes Category span

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Chinese Paddlefish ≈299 kilograms Bongo 300 kilograms Caribbean Manatee 300 kilograms Grand piano ≈250–350 kilograms

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≈299 kilograms
Mekong Giant Catfish ≈295 kilograms Vending Machine 181–408 kilograms Welsh Pony 181–318 kilograms Chinese Paddlefish ≈299 kilograms Wels Catfish This item ≈299 kilograms Bongo 300 kilograms Caribbean Manatee 300 kilograms Grand piano ≈250–350 kilograms Indo Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin 300 kilograms

Weight details

Typical ≈299 kilograms
Minimum 299 kilograms
Maximum 299 kilograms
Value type Approximate
Weight reference text

They can weigh around 660 pounds and are primarily found along river basins.

Unit conversions

Kilograms299 kilograms
Pounds660 pounds
Metric tonnes0.299 tonnes
Grams299,371 grams
Ounces10,560 ounces
Stones47.1 stones

Source

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The 12 Heaviest Freshwater Fish in the World weightofstuff.com · Animals · Section: 5. Wels Catfish · Article updated 2024-05-17
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Frequently asked questions

How much does Wels Catfish weigh?

Wels Catfish typically weighs about ≈299 kilograms, within a recorded range of 299 kilograms.

Where does Wels Catfish rank among Animals?

It ranks #187 of 598 entries in Animals, heavier than 66% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-17.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb4319eb7c0>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Animals
Category rank #187 of 598
Weight position Heavier than 66% of items
Updated 2024-05-17
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID wels-catfish
URL slug wels-catfish

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.