Catfish Anatomy

If you have a large catfish that you would like to donate to me for disection and display let me know. Catfish have a variety of body shapes though most have a cylindrical body with a flattened ventrum to allow for benthic feeding.

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Catfish are a diverse group of fish named for their prominent barbells which give the image of cat like whiskers.

Catfish anatomy. I can do one for you but i cant promise that it would be free lol. There are slight variations of the numbers of rays in the anal fin of the big three catfish species and other minor physical differences. Catfish are found primarily in freshwater environments of all kinds with species on every continent except antarcticasome species from the families ariidae and plotosidae are also found in marine environments.

Hover over a link below to display the part of the fish that a term refers to. A flattened head allows for digging through the substrate as well as perhaps serving as a hydrofoil. Also if you would like a skeleton of your own let me know.

Catfish of all species and types have the same anatomy when it comes to fins. I know lots about catfish anatomy if anyone ever has any questions feel free to ask. In air breathing catfish the branchial arteries are adapted to the circulation of blood in the accessory breathing organs.

1 dendritic organs on the 2 nd and 4 th branchial arches. What were concerned with are the dorsal fin pectoral fin and the whiskers.

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