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catfish

catfish

A fish with sensory barbels around its mouth, resembling whiskers and helping it locate food. The example shown is Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus).

All languages

English
catfish
Norwegian
malle
Japanese
ナマズ — なまず — namazu
Korean
메기 — megi
Spanish
pez gato
French
Poisson-chat
German
Wels

Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

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