Catfish Anatomy

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.

Catfish John The Anatomy Of A Bottom Dweller John T Wayne

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Catfish anatomy. What were concerned with are the dorsal fin pectoral fin and the whiskers. Catfish have a variety of body shapes though most have a cylindrical body with a flattened ventrum to allow for benthic feeding. Catfish of all species and types have the same anatomy when it comes to fins.

1 dendritic organs on the 2 nd and 4 th branchial arches. In air breathing catfish the branchial arteries are adapted to the circulation of blood in the accessory breathing organs. I know lots about catfish anatomy if anyone ever has any questions feel free to ask.

If you have a large catfish that you would like to donate to me for disection and display let me know. Also if you would like a skeleton of your own let me know. 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.

Catfish are a diverse group of fish named for their prominent barbells which give the image of cat like whiskers. There are slight variations of the numbers of rays in the anal fin of the big three catfish species and other minor physical differences.

External Morphology Of Fish