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Ictaluridae family, Ictaluridae fish, genus Ictalurus
The picture below is?? Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Channel Catfish), commonly known as Catfish, Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus has a longer body, the front part of the body is wider than the back, the head is smaller, the snout is slightly pointed, and the mouth is sub-terminal The body surface is smooth and scaleless, with abundant mucus, complete lateral lines, and obvious lateral line holes on the skin. There are 4 pairs of dark gray tentacles on the upper and lower jaws of the head, including 1 pair of nasal whiskers, 1 pair of jaw whiskers, and 2 pairs of jaw whiskers. The lengths are different, with the jaw whiskers being the longest and ending beyond the base of the pectoral fins, and the nose whiskers being the shortest. The gill pores are larger, the gill membrane is not connected to the isthmus, and the forehead has obvious and irregular spots. The spots disappear in individuals weighing more than 0.5 kg. It has one adipose fin, the tail fin is deeply bifurcated, and each fin is dark gray. The back on both sides of the body is light gray and the abdomen is milky white. Juvenile fish have obvious and irregular spots on both sides of the body. The spots gradually become less obvious or disappear in adults.
It is a bottom-dwelling fish that is more gluttonous and has a larger stomach with thicker stomach wall. The stomach body expands greatly after a full meal. They have the habit of feeding in groups and like low light and feeding during the day and night.