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Catfish

Catfish are a diverse group of ray-finned fish of the order Siluriformes /sɪˈljʊərɪfɔːrmiːz/ (historically Nematognathi). Catfish are named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not all catfish have prominent barbels. All Siluriformes lack scales, instead possessing either smooth skin or armour-plated bodies. This order of…

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Catfish

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related to Classification · 41
Catfish → ACSI, Akysidae, All Catfish Species Inventory, Anchariidae, As, Auchenoglanididae, Between, Characiformes, Chiapas, Conorhynchos, Currently, Cypriniformes, FishBase, Gonorynchiformes, Gymnotiformes, Heteropneustidae, Horabagridae, Horabagrus, In, In June
related to External links · 26
Catfish → African, All, Archived, Bangladesh, Burchell, Clarias Gariepinus, Clariidae, Giant Baghair, Grahamstown, Guy, Ichthyological Bulletin, Ichthyology, Jamuna, May, Neotype, No, November, Paul, Pisces, Rhodes University
related to Evolution · 23
Catfish → Africa, Afrocascudo, Americas, Andinichthyidae, Arius, As, Britz, Campanian, Cenomanian, Coniacian-Santonian, Gondwanan, Kem Kem Group, Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, Morocco, Niger, North Africa, Obaichthys, South America, The
related to Distribution and habitat · 20
Catfish → Africa, Americas, Antarctica, Ariidae, Asia, Aspredinidae, Australia, Bagridae, Europe, Madagascar, More, New Guinea, North America, Numerous, One, Phreatobius, Plotosidae, Representatives, South America, They
related to Description · 15
Catfish → Amphiliidae, Asian, Aspredinidae, Astroblepidae, By, Doumeinae, Finally, In, Lithodoras, Loricariidae, Most, Similar, Sisor, Some, These
related to Size · 15
Catfish → Aristotle's, Aspredinidae, British, Europe, Greece, However, In July, Many, Mythology, River Ebro, Silurus, Some, Spain, The, Trichomycteridae
related to As invasive species · 11
Catfish → American, Atlantic, European, Flathead, Florida, Ictalurus, North American, Pterygoplichthys, Pylodictis, Representatives, Walking
related to Fin spines and toxins · 11
Catfish → All, As, Despite, Heteropneustes, In, Malapteruridae, Plotosidae, Plotosus, Siluriformes, The, This
related to Mythology · 10
Catfish → Amaterasu, Earthquakes, Edo, In, In Kyoto, Japanese Shinto, Namazu, Namazu-e, Otsu-e, There
related to Food · 9
Catfish → About, Alabama, Arkansas, Belzoni, Channel, Ictalurus, Mississippi, Southern United States, The

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species fish may many known also families order family genus barbels often one group siluriformes sounds states size food diplomystidae

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carpinstance ofthis means that they are unable to protrude their mouths as other fish0.80text
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a secretory caudal region are observedinstance oforgans and structures0.80text
in addition to the presence of seminal vesicles in the caudal regioninstance oforgans and structures0.80text
sizeinstance ofand physiological differences0.80text
sexinstance ofand physiological differences0.80text
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catfish use an indirect vibration mechanism using the swimbladder as a resonating chamberinstance ofand physiological differences0.80text
Catfishrelated to As invasive speciesRepresentatives0.60section
Catfishrelated to As invasive speciesIctalurus0.60section
Catfishrelated to As invasive speciesEuropean0.60section
Catfishrelated to As invasive speciesAmerican0.60section

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