Thirty-one of them are madtoms - tiny (less than 2 inches long) creatures that live under rocks in streams - and two species are small, eyeless, unpigmented cave-dwellers that never see the light of day. The punctatus part is Latin and means “spotted,” in reference to the black pepper-like dots sometimes found on fish smaller than 2 pounds.ĭedicated catfish fishermen shouldn’t be overawed by the number of catfish in the family. In Greek “ichtys” means fish, and “ailouros” means cat. One of 45 members of the North American catfish family that live in the U.S., scientists know it by the name Ictalurus punctatus. A minor trade for albino specimens (that breed true) exists in the aquarium industry. It was the first fish domesticated as a farm animal in North America and is still the most commonly farmed fish in the United States. recreational anglers target them, plus several thousand more commercial fishermen. It is the official state fish in five states, tying the more glamorous largemouth bass. But odds are strong that the second most popular fish is a surprise - the channel catfish.
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