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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 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.
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.
This list is an amalgamation of the works Cross & Collins books Handbook of Fishes of Kansas (1967) and Fishes in Kansas (1995) as well as Current Status of Native Fish Species in Kansas (2005) by multiple authors and the Pocket Guide of Kansas Stream Fishes by Jessica Mounts (2017). The following tags note species in each of those categories:
White catfish (Ameiurus catus) Yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Stonecat (Noturus flavus) Tadpole madtom (Noturus gyrinus) Margined madtom (Noturus insignis) Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)
The catfish family includes a dozen species in Ohio waters, and some of them are among our best-known fishes. Their ranks include blue, channel and flathead catfish, and three species of bullhead.
Flathead catfish: 10-35 pounds: 25-50 inches: 34 pounds- 54 inches Blue catfish: 15-45 pounds: 25-55 inches: 37 pounds- 51 inches Green sunfish: 0.2-1.5 pounds: 4-11 inches: 2.1 pounds- 12 inches also was the Illinois fishing Record Brown bullhead: 1-2 pounds: 6-14 inches: 2.7 pounds- 16 inches also was the Illinois fishing record Yellow bass ...
This fish beats the previous state-record flathead catfish – 52 pounds, 46.02 inches long – caught in 2014.