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catfishFish belonging to the order Siluriformes, in which barbels (feelers) on the head are well-developed, so giving a resemblance to the whiskers of a cat. Catfishes are found worldwide, mainly but not exclusively in fresh water, and are plentiful in South America. The Eastern European giant catfish or wels Silurus glanis grows to 1.5 m/5 ft long or more. It has been introduced to several places in Britain. The unrelated marine wolffish Anarhicas lupus, a deep-sea relative of the blenny, growing 1.2 m/4 ft long, is sometimes called a catfish. |
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| Joe had not had time to get impatient before they were back again with some handsome bass, a couple of sun-perch and a small catfish -- provisions enough for quite a family. By the time we've been in eight saloons he don't care whether the thing on the end of his line is a dog or a catfish. In came the line, hand under hand, and at the end a big catfish. |
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