Invasive blue catfish are a growing problem for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem; the U.S. House has passed a bill to encourage the use of Chesapeake blue catfish as pet and animal food.

A Kobe University study shows that small aquatic beetles survive catfish attacks by resisting ingestion inside the catfish's ...

Museum ichthyologist Cristhian Conde-Saldaña uses evolutionary genetics to study freshwater fishes and document at-risk biodiversity Erin Wunderlich Researchers working with Cristhian Conde-Saldaña ...

Flathead catfish have become a threat to resident species in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. The results of a new study suggest they're outcompeting other predators and reshaping an essential ...

Invasive species like the blue catfish and snakehead are threatening ecosystems across Maryland’s waters. Chefs say that if we can’t beat ’em, we should eat ’em. These species vary considerably from ...

The catfish are dark green or black, with a paler belly. Similar to other catfish species, they have long, eel-like bodies and flat heads with wide mouths. They have two long barbels on the upper jaw ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of catfish in the biodiverse northern Western Ghats spanning the states of Goa and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flatheads grow fast in this river system, attain large body sizes and can eat a variety of prey. Because adult flatheads have few ...