The European catfish is the largest freshwater fish in Europe, reaching up to 2.8 meters in length and 130 kg in weight. It ...

Scientists and fishermen in Brazil caught an “armored” river creature known to sting and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Willian Massaharu Ohara via Tencatt, Ohara, Carvalho, and ...

Blue catfish are wreaking havoc on native species in the Chesapeake Bay. To reduce the damage, environmentalists want to encourage more restaurants to add the whiskered predator to their menus.

They are distinguished from other large catfish species by their near-total lack of barbels, or “whiskers,” as well as by the absence of teeth. (Juveniles have barbels, but these features ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In every part of the world, except Antarctica, species of catfish can be found. These freshwater fish lurk everywhere, from bogs to ...

the Mekong giant catfish, which shares the same river system in Southeast Asia. But this less celebrated species is a remarkable fish in its own right and, at 5 feet (1.5 meters) and 99 pounds (45 ...

Independent researchers have discovered and described two new species of Glyptothorax, a genus of hillstream catfish, from ...

An Indo-German team of researchers has discovered a new species of catfish in Kerala measuring no more than 32 millimeters, with no eyes and a blood-red body. The researchers studied the genus ...

Blue catfish are hungry creatures. They are found in most Chesapeake Bay tributaries, gobbling up species that environmentalists have worked to rebuild for years. From mussels and menhaden to ...