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The flathead catfish cannot live in full-strength seawater (which is about 35 parts per thousand or about 35 grams of salt per liter of water), but it can survive in 10 ppt for a while and thrive in up to about 5 ppt. [12] Flathead catfish are a benthic fish species meaning they are a fish which prefers to lay on the bottom of a body of water.
The flathead sea catfish [2] (Notarius planiceps) is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Arius . [ 1 ] It inhabits rivers, estuaries, and marine waters on the Pacific coast, from Mexico to Panama , at a maximum depth of 60 m (200 ft). [ 4 ]
The North American catfish has acquired an association with American Southern folklore which exceeds its place as a mere food fish. The image of cane-pole fishing for catfish at a proverbial lazy stream has become a stand-by of southern Americana. In some areas, the bullhead is seen as a desirable quarry, for its fighting qualities exceed its size.
This fish beats the previous state-record flathead catfish – 52 pounds, 46.02 inches long – caught in 2014. Man pulls in record-breaking 53.35-pound flathead catfish from Michigan river Skip ...
They lie in wait buried by sand, with only their eyes poking out from the substrate. When prospective prey walks or swims close to the platycephalid's head, the flathead strikes rapidly, engulfing the prey in its large mouth. As flatheads are ambush predators they are expected to be relatively sedentary and not move large distances as adults ...
Platycephalus aurimaculatus L. W. Knapp, 1987 (Toothy flathead) Platycephalus australis Imamura, 2015 (Australian bartail flathead) [8] Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829 (Sand flathead) Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus McCulloch, 1922 (Blue-spotted flathead) Platycephalus chauliodous L. W. Knapp, 1991 (Big-tooth flathead)
A flathead is one of a number of small to medium fish species with notably flat heads, distributed in membership across various genera of the family Platycephalidae. Many species are found in estuaries and the open ocean in the Indo-Pacific , especially most parts of Australia where they are popular sport and table fish .
Ameiurus platycephalus, the flat bullhead, [1] is a species of North American freshwater catfish native to the waters of the southeastern United States from Virginia to Georgia. This species grows to a maximum length of 29 cm (11 in) TL though it is more commonly about 23 cm (9 in) long.