Synonyms for catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃcat·fish

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1. catfish, mudcatnoun

   flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

   Synonyms:
   flathead catfish, wolffish, wolf fish, goujon, shovelnose catfish, siluriform fish, mudcat, spoonbill catfish

2. wolffish, wolf fish, catfishnoun

   large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

   Synonyms:
   mudcat, wolffish, siluriform fish, lancet fish, wolf fish, lancetfish

3. catfish, siluriform fishnoun

   any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth

   Synonyms:
   mudcat, wolffish, siluriform fish, wolf fish

Matched Categories

1. • Blennioid Fish
   • Freshwater Fish
   • Soft-finned Fish

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1. catfishnoun

   Synonyms:
   horn-pout, mud-pout, bull-head (pimalodus cattus)

2. catfishnoun

   Synonyms:
   wolf-fish (anarrhicas lupus)

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1. Paula Deen:

   I don’t know how to say this to you in a nice way, but it has to cover my front privates, i am aware of ‘catfish belly’ arms. Have you ever seen a catfish? You know how they have a smooth floppy belly on them? Well, that’s what we refer to as ‘catfish belly’ arms.

2. Steve Feltham:

   I have to be honest. I just don’t think that Nessie is a prehistoric monster, what a lot of people have reported seeing would fit in with the description of the catfish with its long curved back.

3. Administrator Geno Adams:

   Theres just a lot of information that doesnt line up to make that a channel catfish, and in the last few years it just became overwhelming.

4. Ashley Roman:

   We still recommend that women avoid the fish that are highest in mercury like catfish, shark, swordfish and giant mackerel, typically the larger fish that have longer lifespans and they tend to concentrate more mercury in their tissue.

5. James Labesky:

   Seems like theyre just looking at a picture of it and showing it to some fish specialists, south Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is taking away my great grandfathers state record away because they dont think by looking at a picture South Dakota Game is a channel catfish... I would think he would know the difference !