Forked-tailed catfish It belongs to the order Silurus, and it has the advantages of fast growth, wide adaptability, strong disease resistance, miscellaneous eating habits and good meat quality. It is a large economic freshwater fish. Channel catfish are also called channel catfish, pincers, river catfish, barracuda and king catfish in different areas. They contain mucus and have spots on their sides, but when they weigh more than 2.5kg, the spots gradually disappear. Many people don't know that the channel catfish is actually an exotic fish.