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The wels catfish lives in large, warm lakes and deep, slow-flowing rivers. It prefers to remain in sheltered locations such as holes in the riverbed, sunken trees, etc. It consumes its food in the open water or in the deep, where it can be recognized by its large mouth. Wels catfish are kept in fish ponds as food fish .
Mythology and literature record wels catfish of astounding proportions yet are to be proven scientifically. The typical size of the species is about 1.2–1.6 m (3.9–5.2 ft), and fish more than 2 m (6.6 ft) are rare. However, they are known to exceed 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length and 100 kg (220 lb) in weight.
The brown bullhead ( Ameiurus nebulosus) is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead ( Ameiurus melas) and yellow bullhead ( Ameiurus natalis ). It was originally described as Pimelodus nebulosus by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1819 ...
The flathead catfish grows to a length of 155 cm (61 in) [ 8] and may weigh up to 55.79 kg (123.0 lb), [ 9] making it the second-largest North American catfish (after the blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus ). [ 9] More commonly, adult length is about 15–45 inches (38–114 cm). [ 6] Its maximum recorded lifespan is 28 years. [ 10]
The catfish family includes a dozen species in Ohio waters, and some of them are among our best-known fishes. Their ranks include blue, channel and flathead catfish, and three species of bullhead.
Aelurichthys longispinis Günther, 1864. The gafftopsail catfish ( Bagre marinus) is a species of marine catfish found in the waters of the western central Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It has long, venomous spines which can cause painful wounds.
SEE ALSO: Trump says he wants, but doesn't need, GOP: 'I can win one way or the other' The fish tend to be at most three inches long, slow moving, and pale pink in color.
Silurus punctatus Rafinesque, 1818. The channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus) is North America 's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United States, they are the most fished catfish species with around 8 million anglers ...