Catfish is catfish, there is no difference. The two words are pronounced the same, but written differently, which can lead to misunderstandings, but it's really just a different name, it's all one fish species.

Catfish, in addition to catfish, also called bearded chub, stickleback, pond lice fish, raw fish. It has no scales around the body, more mucus on the surface of the body, flat head with a wide mouth, four whiskers on the upper and lower jaws, darker upper back, white ventral surface tail round and short, not forked, small dorsal fins, anal fins and caudal fins are connected. It is a carnivorous fish and has very few spines,? loved by many people, especially the elderly and children, will not bring harm because of fish spines.

Habitat:

Individualistic and withdrawn, not a group, like to act alone, in the river when the water rises, rainy days or injecting people with new water is unusually active, and have to come out to swim and forage for food. Although not good at swimming, but strong explosive force. When the prey is found, it will suddenly scurry out of hiding, or from underwater jumped up, the action is quite rapid, so that the object of its capture can not be defended.

The catfish has a long life and can live for more than 100 years.