Definition of catfish Catfish

/kæˈtfɪˌʃ/ - cat•fish

We found 9 definitions of catfish from 6 different sources.

What does catfish mean?

Noun Plural: catfishes
catfish - any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
		siluriform fish
		malacopterygian, soft-finned fish any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
		order siluriformes, siluriformes an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes
		silurid, silurid fish Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin
		bullhead catfish, bullhead any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States
		channel cat, channel catfish, ictalurus punctatus freshwater food fish common throughout central United States
		flathead catfish, goujon, pylodictus olivaris, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, mudcat large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
		armored catfish South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates
catfish - flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
		mudcat
catfish - large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
		wolffish, wolf fish
		blennioid, blennioid fish elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins

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catfish (Noun)
Any fish of the order Siluriformes, that are mainly found in freshwater, are without scales, and have barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
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catfish (n.)
A name given in the United States to various species of siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the bind cat (Gronias nigrilabrus); the mud cat (Pilodictic oilwaris), the stone cat (Noturus flavus); the sea cat (Arius felis), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish. See Bullhrad.

catfish
Any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Siluroidei, characterized by barbels around the mouth and the absence of scales.

Catfish are a group of bony fish. Their Latin name is Siluriformes. They are named catfish because their barbels look like the whiskers of a cat. They are very diverse. They range in size from the heaviest, the Mekong Giant Catfish to the longest, the Wels catfish found in Eurasia. There are also detrivores in the group, and even tiny parasitic fish can be found. These parasites are called candiru. Some catfish are also grown for food, in fish farms. Some catfish can be kept in aquaria.