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No, catfish aren't arthropods, they have a backbone and are thus in a different phylum, Chordata. Arthropods are characterized by having an exoskeleton; bones for an internal skeleton would indicate a non-arthropod.

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Catfish as with other fish are vertebrates as they do have an internal skeleton and a backbone.

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yes, cat fish is a vertibrate because it has a spine and bones projecting from its spine.

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No...they are born catfish and die catfish they do not change in to another animal and change the place they live at like frogs

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A catfish has a backbone, making it a vertebrate.

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No, since they have backbones.

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No, they are fish.

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no there fish

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