Channel catfish
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The channel catfish, known informally as the "channel cat", is a species of catfish native to North America. They are North America's most abundant catfish species, and the official state fish of Kans
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An adult channel catfish.
At Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery
Chuck the Channel Catfish, 1986 roadside sculpture in Selkirk, Manitoba
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Catfish are a diverse group of ray-finned fish of the order Siluriformes. Catfish are named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not all catfish have prominent barbels.
Channel catfish
…The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), known informally as the "channel cat", is a species of catfish native to North America. They are North America's most abundant catfish species, and the official state fish of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Tennessee…
A sting from the striped eel catfish, Plotosus lineatus, may be fatal. These are juveniles
Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) skeleton, Museum of Osteology
The internal organs of glass catfish (such as Kryptopterus vitreolus) are visible through their transparent bodies
Loading U.S. farm-raised catfish.