Catfish is popular in many countries, but particularly in the Southern USA, where it is coated in cornmeal, pan-fried and served with cornmeal fritters in an iconic dish called Hush Puppies.
The river catfish may be overshadowed by its famed cousin, the Mekong giant catfish, which shares the same river system in Southeast Asia. But this less celebrated species is a remarkable fish in ...
The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...
The cat’s cradle was a tight rail hub. Rescuers had the ultimate catch-and-release experience after saving a monster Mekong River catfish that became trapped inside a flooded train station in ...