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Genus: Noturus. Species: N. flavus. Binomial name. Noturus flavus. Rafinesque, 1818. Noturus flavus, the stonecat, is a North American freshwater catfish of the family Ictaluridae. The common name is due to its habit of hiding near or under stones in fast-moving water.
Brachyplatystoma is a genus of catfish from the family Pimelodidae. [1] As the occasionally used common name goliath catfishes indicates, this genus includes some of the largest species of catfish, including the piraíba, B. filamentosum, which reaches up to the region of 3.6 metres (12 ft) in length.
Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of several South American catfish species of family Pimelodidae.The species are known by a number of different common names.They typically inhabit major rivers where they prefer the main channels and tend to stay at maximum depth, but some species can also be seen in lakes, flooded forests, and other freshwater habitats.
C. gariepinus has an average adult length of 1–1.5 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in). [citation needed] It reaches a maximum length of 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) TL and can weigh up to 60 kg (130 lb). [ 4 ] These fish have slender bodies, flat bony heads, notably flatter than in the genus Silurus, and broad, terminal mouths with four pairs of barbels.
The belly is off-white or cream, and the fish has no scales. [5] Additionally, there are darker, brown-black speckles along the entire surface of the fish. The brown bullhead has a dorsal fin that bears a spine, [6] a single adipose fin posterior to the dorsal fin, abdominal pelvic fins, and an anal fin with 21 to 24 rays. The tail is only ...
Mekong giant catfish are one of the largest species of freshwater fish. In 2005, the Mekong giant catfish attained the Guinness World Record for the world's largest freshwater fish. [4][5] Attaining a length of up to 3 m (9.8 ft), the Mekong giant catfish grows extremely quickly, reaching a mass of 150 to 200 kg (330 to 440 lb) in only six ...
September 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM. Sep. 13—AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)'s Habitat and Angler Access Program (HAAP) supplies funding for projects that develop and increase ...
Hypostomus plecostomus. Hypostomus plecostomus, also known as the suckermouth catfish or common pleco, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae), named for the longitudinal rows of armor -like scutes that cover the upper parts of the head and body (the lower surface of head and abdomen is naked soft ...