A catfish, or catafishdious, has long whiskers a tail and fins. They mostly live in lakes and rivers. Catfish are round and narrow in shape and can grow up to 25 feet long!
The fin shape is usaly heart shape,but black.
The Mekong Giant Catfish is a part of the Shark Catfish Family.
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).
A male catfish
There are many fish in the catfish family, but here is a list of selected common species; Blue catfish-Ictalurus Furcatatus, Channel catfish-Ictalurus Punctatus, White catfish-Ameiurus Catus, Flathead Catfish-Pylodictis Olivaris.
Catfish can swim. Some Amazonian catfish can eat people
Catfish can swim. Some Amazonian catfish can eat people
a goonch catfish has teeth and a piraiba catfish doesn't but it has a surated mouth.
The catfish that I have caught and cleaned do not have teeth.... These are fresh water catfish.....
catfish are carnivores
People eat catfish.
The catfish is actually Unique.