CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is the American channel catfish a catfish? If not, what is the difference between the two? Appearance?

Channel catfish are catfish.

There are several types of catfish:

1. Channel catfish (Ietalurus Punetaus), also known as channel catfish, belongs to the order Siluriformes and family Catfish. Native to North America, it is a large freshwater fish with the advantages of omnivorous diet, fast growth, wide adaptability, strong disease resistance and excellent meat quality.

2. The catfish is a species of American catfish distributed in North America. It belongs to the American catfish family. It is short and fat, with a body length of about 5-7.5 cm. The characteristic of the catfish is that the dorsal fin is very long. In some species of catfish, the dorsal fin and the hair fin are connected. There are often serrated spines on the pectoral fins. There are poison glands at the base of the spines. If you are stabbed by it, it will cause painful trauma.

3. The scientific name of tuna is longnose tuna, commonly known as Jiangtuan, Baiji, fathead fish, and tuna. In taxonomy, it belongs to the order Siluriformes, family tuna, and genus tuna. Longnose tuna is a precious freshwater fish in my country, distributed in the Yangtze River system, north to the Yellow River, and south to the Minjiang River system. Longnose tuna has a thick and long body, a bulging abdomen, and a laterally flattened tail. The weight of tuna varies, generally 1500~2500 grams, and a few individuals can reach 10 kilograms. Su Dongpo has a poem praising it: the pink stone head is still boneless, and the snow-white pufferfish does not treat people with medicine. Send a message to the God of Heaven and the River God, why not beg for water spirit scales.

5. Catfish belongs to the order Siluri, and is related to characins, carps, and some small carp. Some ichthyologists believe that they can be classified into the same order Osteognathiformes; some ichthyologists believe that they should belong to different suborders under the order Osteognathiformes, with catfish belonging to the suborder Siluri, and characins, carps, and small carp belonging to the suborder Cypriniformes.

Catfish, commonly known as catfish, is also known as bearded silver carp, slimy fish, catfish fish, and fry fish. Catfish are distributed almost all over the world. Most species live in fresh water such as ponds or rivers, but some species live in the ocean.

Channel catfish, commonly known as channel catfish, is a major freshwater farmed fish in the United States. Catfish have well-developed whiskers (up to 4 pairs) on their jaws, and their bodies are mostly naked and scaleless. There are many species of channel catfish, and they are widely distributed. There are 31 families and about 2,200 species in the world, making it the largest family of freshwater fish on Earth.

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