Beast
Catfish
| Latin name: | Glanis |
| Other names: | Cautius, Clautius, Gamanez, Gaminanes, Gananes, Garcanez, Glamanez, Siluris, Sunus, Syluris, Walirun, Walra, Welca, Welra, Welre |
| Category: | Fish |
The male of this fish takes care of his offspring
General Attributes
The catfish is found in some medieval encyclopedias. It is a monster that lives in rivers. The female lays her eggs and immediately abandons them, but the male stays to keep watch over them until they hatch and the offspring grow large enough to be safe on their own. While on guard, the male builds a kind of structure around his young, and drives away other fish.
Reality
The gamanez may be the catfish Silurus glanis [Sedinova, page 393]. The males of some catfish species do guard their offspring to some extent.
