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  2. Hypostomus plecostomus - Wikipedia

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    Hypostomus plecostomus, also known as the suckermouth catfish or common pleco, is a lizard-like 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).

  3. Raceway (aquaculture) - Wikipedia

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    A raceway, also known as a flow-through system, is an artificial channel used in aquaculture to culture aquatic organisms. Raceway systems are among the earliest methods used for inland aquaculture. A raceway usually consists of rectangular basins or canals constructed of concrete and equipped with an inlet and outlet.

  4. Aquaculture of catfish - Wikipedia

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    Fish are fed daily through the summer, at rates of 1-6% of body weight with pelleted floating feed. Catfish need about two pounds of feed to produce one pound of live weight. Mississippi is home to 100,000 acres (400 km 2) of catfish ponds, the largest of any state. Other states important in growing catfish include Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana.

  5. American paddlefish - Wikipedia

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    The American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), also known as a Mississippi paddlefish, spoon-billed cat, or spoonbill, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is the last living species of paddlefish (Polyodontidae). This family is most closely related to the sturgeons; together they make up the order Acipenseriformes, which are one of the most ...

  6. Channel catfish - Wikipedia

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    The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), known informally as the "channel cat", is North America 's most abundant catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Tennessee. In the United States, they are the most fished catfish species, with around 8 million anglers targeting them per year.

  7. Megalechis thoracata - Wikipedia

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    Megalechis thoracata (black marble hoplo, spotted hoplo[1]) is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae. M. thoracata is found east of the Andes in the Amazon, Orinoco, and upper Paraguay River basins, as well as in the coastal rivers of the Guianas and northern Brazil. Recent introductions were recorded in the upper Paraná River ...

  8. Farlowella acus - Wikipedia

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    Farlowella. Species: F. acus. Binomial name. Farlowella acus. (Kner, 1853) Farlowella acus is the type species of the armored catfish genus Farlowella. Members of this genus are commonly known as twig catfish or whiptail catfish. The specific name of the species, acus, means “pointed” or a “needle” or “spine”.

  9. Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus - Wikipedia

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    Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus. Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus is one of several tropical fish commonly known as Orinoco sailfin catfish, plecostomus (or plecos). It belongs to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae). Named for its sail-like dorsal fin, the part of its scientific name multiradiatus means "many-rayed" and refers to the rays of ...

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