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 ...

In the grand scheme of fish evolution, it makes sense that sea robins would evolve legs that can taste, said Neil Shubin, an ...

When the researchers took a closer look, they saw that the legs of these digging fish were covered in sensory bumps called ...

Pratima Singh Like all catfish, the new species has barbels, or feelers, around its mouth that resemble the whiskers of a cat. G. pongoensis has four pairs of barbels, “shorter than head ...

and scaleless catfish-type body with a large mouth, sharp pectoral spines and four pairs of barbels." Unlike the catfish ...

Like with nearly every species of fish, there are specific catfish rod and reel combos designed for the catfish fishing fanatic, with many pre-matched, pre-rigged options for the perfect pairing.

The panda cory, or the panda catfish, is a South American species of catfish with a black and off-white coloration pattern ...

I’ve fished for catfish for more than 40 years, and have come to learn that they are very unpredictable. One pond I frequent has channel and bullhead cats. I’ve caught a few while fishing for ...

They’re a bit like tongues that swim. The taste buds are packed in together most in a catfish’s whiskers, which are called barbels. Catfish often live at the bottom of murky rivers where it ...

Behaviors can be equally striking. Male madtoms—finger-length catfish with barbels extending like whiskers from around their mouths—take eggs into their mouths to clean them. Some male darters ...

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