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| <tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>'''Catfish'''</th></tr> | <tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>'''Catfish'''</th></tr> | ||
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| <tr><td><div style="float:right;text-align:center;padding-left:10px">]<br><small>''Catfish''<br><i>]</I></small></div></td></tr> | |||
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| '''Catfish''' are a very diverse group of ]. Most are found in freshwater environments of all kinds, but there are also a couple of Atlantic Ocean species. They range in size and behavior from well over a hundred pound fish eaters, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the ''']''' (''Vandellia cirrhosa''). | '''Catfish''' are a very diverse group of ]. Most are found in freshwater environments of all kinds, but there are also a couple of Atlantic Ocean species. They range in size and behavior from well over a hundred pound fish eaters, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the ''']''' (''Vandellia cirrhosa''). | ||
| They belong to a superorder called the Ostariophysi, which also includes the ], ], and ]. | They belong to a superorder called the Ostariophysi, which also includes the ], ], and ]. Catfish have no ]s (and are therefore not ]). | ||
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| Catfish have no ]s and are therefore not ]. | |||
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Catfish are a very diverse group of fish. Most are found in freshwater environments of all kinds, but there are also a couple of Atlantic Ocean species. They range in size and behavior from well over a hundred pound fish eaters, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa).
They belong to a superorder called the Ostariophysi, which also includes the Cypriniformes, Characiformes, and Gymnotiformes. Catfish have no scales (and are therefore not kosher).
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