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Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes / s ɪ ˈ lj ʊər ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to ...
Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genera and just over 680 species. [4] Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and their suckermouths.
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1971. Hoplisoma panda, formerly known as Corydoras panda, [2] is a species of catfish belonging to the genus Hoplisoma, of the family Callichthyidae, and is a native member of the riverine fauna of South America. It is found in Peru and Ecuador, most notably in the Huánuco region, where it inhabits the Río Aquas, the ...
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has started stocking blue catfish in the Ohio River. The fish can grow to weigh 100 pounds.
Clarias cavernicola. The cave catfish[2] (Clarias cavernicola) [3] is a critically endangered species of airbreathing catfish. [4] This cavefish is only known to live in the Aigamas cave, Otjozondjupa region, Namibia. [5][6] It has also been reported from the nearby Dragon's Breath Cave. [7] The golden cave catfish lack pigmentation and are up ...
The state's largest blue catfish on record weighed 102.8 pounds and was taken from the Missouri River by Robert Stanley of Olathe using rod and reel with cut bait on Aug. 11, 2012, according to ...
Hurricane Debby didn't just wash up $1 million worth of cocaine into Florida — it's also sending nonnative creatures that move "like an infantry-man scooting under barbed wire," as the state's ...
Tachysurus berneyi. Neoarius berneyi, the highfin catfish, Berney's catfish, Berney's shark catfish, or the lesser salmon catfish, is a freshwater sea catfish that is commonly kept in aquariums. The origin of the name Neoarius berneyi is Greek, with the genus name Neoarius coming from the words neos meaning new and arios, meaning warlike or ...