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One of the largest species is the blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, specimens of which have been found to weigh over 50 kg (110 lb). The maximum length is 160 cm (5.2 ft) in the blue catfish and the flathead catfish. [5]
In Africa, this catfish has been reported as being second in size only to the vundu of the Zambesian waters, [4] although FishBase suggests the African sharptooth catfish surpasses that species in both maximum length and weight. [5] [6] C. gariepinus has an average adult length of 1–1.5 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in).
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 skin).
In the United States, catfish is the largest aquaculture industry, and channel catfish make up 90% of farm-raised catfish. In 2021, catfish farmers in the United States made $421 million in sales. Most catfish farming in the United States occurs in the southeast: Alabama , Arkansas , Louisiana , and Mississippi produce 94% of American farm ...
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Eel-tailed catfish may live up to about 8 years. [4] Eel-tailed catfish have large head with thick and fleshy lips and tubular nostrils. [4] The skin is tough and smooth. Body coloration in adults vary from olive-green to brown, black or purplish on their backs and white on the underside. [4]
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Pterygoplichthys has undergone much shifting in the past decades. Previously Liposarcus, Glyptoperichthys and Pterygoplichthys had been named as separate genera. [2] [3] Since then, these genera were recognized as synonyms of Pterygoplichthys by Armbruster, as the few differences between the genera were not deemed great enough to validate Glyptoperichthys and Liposarcus, and that recognizing ...