CAT FISH
Freshwater fish over 1600 species with remarkable diversity in form and habits.One South American variety ,the banjo,may live in fresh or brackish water.There is one which has a tail three times that of its body(Aspredinichtys tibicen).
A video of catfish trying to attack pigeons.
Most of the marine catfishes are mouth breeders.the male holds egg in the mouth till they hatch and continue to shelter the young till they are capable to look after themselves.The catfish of the coral reef considered to be the most dangerous as they have poison glands.
There are a few parasitic fishes also.The herd is large and round mouth are three pairs of whiskers,which is a feature of all catfishes.
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii |
| Infraclass: | Teleostei |
| Superorder: | Ostariophysi |
| Order: | Siluriformes G. Cuvier, 1817 |
Distribution and habitat
Extant catfish species live inland or in coastal waters of every continent except Antarctica. Catfish have inhabited all continents at one time or another.[4] Catfish are most diverse in tropical South America, Asia and Africa with one family native to North America and one family in Europe. More than half of all catfish species live in the Americas. They are the only ostariophysans that have enteredfreshwater habitats in Madagascar, Australia, and New Guinea.
They are found in freshwater environments, though most inhabit shallow, running water. Representatives of at least eight families arehypogean (live underground) with three families that are also troglobitic (inhabiting caves). One such species is Phreatobius cisternarum, known to live underground in phreatic habitats Numerous species from the families Ariidae and Plotosidae, and a few species from among the Aspredinidae and Bagridae, are found in salt water.
In the United States, catfish species may be known by a variety of slang names, such as "mud cat", "polliwogs", or "chuckleheads".These nicknames are not standardized, so one area may call a bullhead catfish by the nickname "chucklehead", while in another state or region, that nickname refers to the blue catfish.
Calories 228 % Daily Value* - Nutritional value of Cat Fish.
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