catfish

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İngilizce - Türkçe
kedibalık
yayın balığı
yayınbalığı
yayinbaliği
i., zool. yayınbalığı
(isim) yayın balığı
kedi balığı
karabalık

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walking catfish
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Ayaklı yayınbalığı
wels catfish
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Bayağı yayın balığı
İngilizce - İngilizce
Any fish of the order Siluriformes, that are mainly found in freshwater, are without scales, and have barbels like whiskers around the mouth
{n} a fish of the shark kind
This name is also sometimes applied to the wolf fish
flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed
Catfish are a type of fish that have long thin spines around their mouths. catfish a type of fish that has whiskers (=strong hairs) around its mouth and lives in rivers or lakes. Any of about 2,500 species of scale-less, mostly freshwater, fishes (order Siluriformes) related to carp and minnows and named for their whiskerlike barbels (fleshy feelers). All species have at least one pair of barbels on the upper jaw, and some have a pair on the snout and additional pairs on the chin. Many species possess spines that may be associated with venom glands. Found almost worldwide, they are generally bottom-dwelling scavengers that feed on almost any kind of plant or animal matter. Species vary from 1.5 in. to 15 ft (4 cm-4.5 m) long and may weigh up to 660 lbs (300 kg). Many small species are popular aquarium fishes; many large species are used for food
Any fish of the order Siluriformes, that are mainly found in freshwater, have no scales and with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
{i} any of a number of freshwater fish having whiskers around the mouth and no scales
any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
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

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airbreathing catfish
Any fish of the Clariidae family, which can breath air for short times
electric catfish
common name for the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Malapteruridae
striped catfish
Plotosus lineatus, a type of eeltail catfish with a long, cylindrical body, black with horizontal white stripes. Has venomous spines on its dorsal and pectoral fins
well ain't that the catfish in the trap
A sentence commonly spoken in the Southern United States. It can often be used in place of "well, I'll be damned". Used to express surprise
wels catfish
Silurus glanis, a scaleless fresh-water catfish recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth
whale catfish
Any fish of the Cetopsidae family of catfishes
channel catfish
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) A freshwater food fish (Ictalurus punctatus) common to the central United States. Also called channel cat
wels catfish
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The wels catfish ( or ; Silurus glanis), also called sheatfish, is a large catfish found in wide areas of central, southern, and eastern Europe, and near the Baltic and Caspian Seas. It is a scaleless fresh and brackish water fish recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth. Wels catfish can live for at least thirty years and have very good hearing
A catfish
cat
armored catfish
South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates
blue catfish
A large, bluish freshwater catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) of the Mississippi River valley, often weighing more than 45 kilograms (100 pounds). Also called blue cat
blue catfish
a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
catfishes
plural of catfish
channel catfish
freshwater food fish common throughout central United States
electric catfish
freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ
european catfish
large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe
flathead catfish
large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
sea catfish
any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food
sea catfish
The wolf fish
sea catfish
Many species are found on the coasts of Central and South America
walking catfish
A freshwater catfish (Clarius batrachus), native to southeast Asia, that is able to breathe out of water and travel short distances on land. Species (Clarias batrachus) of Asian and African catfish that can progress remarkable distances over dry land. It uses its pectoral-fin spines as anchors to prevent jackknifing as its body musculature produces snakelike movements. Treelike respiratory structures extending above the gill chambers enable it to breathe. It has been introduced into southern Florida, where it now poses a serious threat to native fauna
catfish