The first sequencing of a channel catfish genome
A fish named "Coco" is at the center of the first genome sequence for any catfish species.
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Eyeless catfish named for discoverer's daughter
You've just discovered a unique, eyeless catfish from the murky bottoms of the Amazon River. What do you do?
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2017
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Scientists confirm dorado catfish as all-time distance champion of freshwater migrations
An international team of scientists has confirmed that the dorado catfish (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii) of the Amazon River basin holds the record for the world's longest exclusively freshwater fish migration, an epic life-cycle ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2017
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Chinese scientists discover a new species of catfish in Myanmar
During a survey of the freshwater fishes of the Mali Hka River drainage in the Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar, scientists Xiao-Yong Chen, Tao Qin and Zhi-Ying Chen, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), identified ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2017
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Loch Ness Monster hunter hooked on catfish theory
A man who has spent 24 years scanning Scotland's Loch Ness for its legendary mysterious monster reckons Nessie is most likely a giant catfish—although he is not prepared to give up looking just yet.
Other
Jul 17, 2015
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Killing fish egg fungus with a disinfectant
A product used as a disinfectant in agriculture, food preparation, and medical facilities also kills a fungus that causes the disease saprolegniasis on catfish eggs, and it has the potential to treat harmful parasites.
Ecology
Feb 19, 2015
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Bacterium causing US catfish deaths has Asian roots
A bacterium causing an epidemic among catfish farms in the southeastern United States is closely related to organisms found in diseased grass carp in China, according to researchers at Auburn University in Alabama and three ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2014
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Flooding Miss. River threatens catfish industry
(AP) -- Catfish farming in Mississippi faces grave danger from flooding.
Environment
May 13, 2011
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Philippines to fight invading species
Like some bad science-fiction movie, Philippine fishermen are encountering strange alien creatures: tough, speckled fish with sharp spines that tear and rip their nets.
Ecology
Mar 9, 2011
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Jaguar-like species of catfish discovered in the Amazon
A series of expeditions to explore the unknown biodiversity of the forests of the northern margin of the Amazon River in Brazil yielded a new species of catfish, researchers from Brazil announced today. Published in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2011
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