any of a family of scaleless fish with long feelers round the mouth.bagre ˈcatgutnoun a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheepetc, used for violin stringsetc.cuerda de tripa ˌcat's-ˈeyenoun a small, thick piece of glass fixed in the surface of a road to reflect light...
siluriform fish,catfish- any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth Ariidae,family Ariidae- sea catfishes crucifix fish- sea catfish of the Caribbean area ...
This protein will sting a lot, and Catfish species of the Family Plotosidae and the Genus Heteropneustes have a protein that is strong enough to injure a human. A person that has received a sting from one of these species can require hospital care. Catfish from the Family Malapteruri...
The three loci are then employed in Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood analyses of the largest genus in the family, . No analyses support the monophyly of , but the previously recognized High African and Low African morphological groups are consistently recovered as well supported clades. The name ...
Amblycipitidae Day, 1873 is an Asian family of catfishes (Siluriformes) usually considered to contain 28 species placed in three genera: Amblyceps (14 spp.), Liobagrus (12 spp.) and Xiurenbagrus (2 spp.). Morphology-based systematics has supported the monophyly of this family, with some au...
Gene family cluster and phylogenetic analysis Annotated protein sets of 14 representative species including five catfish species, eight other ray-finned fish, and the lampreyPetromyzon marinuswere retrieved from NCBI and Ensembl databases. The longest protein isoform was selected to represent each gene....
All catfish, except members of Malapteruridae (electric catfish), possess a strong, hollow, bonified leading ray on their dorsal and pectoral fins, through which a stinging protein can be delivered if the fish is irritated. In members of the family Plotosidae, and of the genus Heteropneus...
Family Ictaluridae Genus Ictalurus Scientific Name Ictalurus furcatus Read our Complete Guide to Classification of Animals. Blue Catfish Conservation Status Least Concern Blue Catfish Locations Central-America North-AmericaBlue Catfish Facts Prey Aquatic animals Group Behavior School Fun Fact It's a st...
fish of this family are generally peaceful, scavengers that can be combined (depending on the size of the species) with small fish to large South American Cichlids. Estimates exceeding 200 species have been made. This family is made up of two sub-families: Corydoradinae and Callichthyinae....
Facebook Twitter Google Complete English Grammar Rules is now available in paperback and eBook formats. Make it yours today! Advertisement. Bad banner? Please let us know Remove AdsMentioned in ? family Siluridae genus Malopterurus Malapterurus Malapterurus electricus Malopterurus Malopterurus electr...