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The catfish that live in the pacific northwest get fairly big. The average size of these catfish ranges between a total of 40 and 50 pounds. These are also known as Channel catfish.
There are over 2000 species of catfish (order: Siluriformes), thus making them one of the largest fish orders. They vary greatly in body shape, pattern, and scale configuration. Catfish come from all types of environments in both fresh and salt water. Catfish belong to 34 families. Thirteen families are covered in this book. They include: the Aspredinidae (Banjo catfish), the Ariidae (Sea catfish), the Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfish), the Callichthyidae (Armored catfish), the Chacidae (Squarehead catfish), the Doradidae (Thorny catfish), the Loricariidae (Suckermouth armored catfish), the Malapteruridae (Electric catfish), the Mochocidae (Naked catfish), the Pangassidae, the Pimelodidae (Flat-nosed catfish), the Schilbeidae (Glass catfish), and the Siluridae (Old-world catfish).
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Channel catfish have ancestry links from many river systems
They lay from 4,000 to 100,000 eggs. How many servive in the wild is just a guess.
The channel catfish.
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is a freshwater species.
The Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is a fresh water fish exclusively.
Catfish are fresh water fish and they hide in the mud. There are several saltwater catfish species, and these are sometimes prey for ospreys, pelicans, gannets, and boobies. Many catfish species, like blue catfish and channel catfish, and flatheads, are predatory, feeding mainly on fishes.
The channel catfish.
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John A Plumb has written: 'Channel catfish virus disease' -- subject(s): Channel catfish virus disease
Yes, there maybe some cases where a catfish won't eat a catfish oof it's ownspecies (like a channel cat not eating a channel cat) but I'm sure all of them will eat smaller different catfish (Yellowhead eating a bullhead)