A group of catfish is called a school. Yep, just like those annoying kids you had to deal with back in the day. So next time you see a bunch of catfish swimming together, just think of them as the cool kids of the underwater world.
Vertebrate is a category called a subphylum. Catfish belong to this subphylum or group. A catfish is a vertebrate.
The catfish belongs to a diverse group of ray-finned fish, order Siluriformes.
Catfish whiskers are called barbels.
A mother catfish is called a fry
A mother catfish is called a "female catfish." In biological terms, female catfish are referred to as "spawners" when they are ready to lay eggs. Catfish are known for their unique breeding behavior, where the male catfish guards the eggs until they hatch.
Catfish do have children, but they are not called kittens. The catfish got its name by the whiskers it.
Fry
"Khagga"
Translation: bagre OR siluro (for a giant catfish)Note that in Spain, catfish is not commonly sold and a completely different fish with a similar taste called pangasius (called panga in Spanish) is far more readily available.
A mother catfish is typically referred to as a "female catfish." In biological terms, the female catfish is responsible for laying eggs and caring for the young fry. The male catfish fertilizes the eggs externally after the female lays them.
No. Catfish are a very diverse group of bony fish. Named for their prominent barbels which represent cat whiskers. Which is where they get the name, catfish.
yes, but they are called gills.