The scientific name of the yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) belongs to the order of catfish, family Luidae, genus Pelteobagrus. Common name: yellow cartfish, central silk. English name: Yellow cartfish.

The body is long, flat and slightly flattened at the back. The head is large and flat, the muzzle is rounded and blunt, the mouth is large and inferior, the upper and lower jaws have fine velvet teeth, and the eyes are small. The eyes are small. There are 4 pairs of whiskers, the maxillary whiskers of most species are particularly long. No scales. Dorsal and pectoral fins with well-developed stiff spines, which are vocalized when moving. Adipose fins short. Body greenish yellow, most species with irregular brown markings; fins grayish black with yellow.

Mostly in the still water of lakes or rivers in the slow flow of the camp benthic life, especially like to live in the shallows with decay and silt. Lurking in the daytime in the bottom layer of the water body, floating at night to the upper layer of the water for food, winter gathered in the tributaries of the deep water. It has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, so it can live under poor environmental conditions. Pelteobagrus fulvidraco is a typical wide-ranging predatory fish, juvenile fish mainly eat zooplankton and aquatic insect larvae, adult fish to small fish and invertebrates for food.