Thick skinned , whiskered , wide mouthed.

A diverse group of ray-finned fish More than half of all catfish species live in the Americas In the United States, catfish species may be known by a variety of slang names, such as "mud cat", "polliwogs", or "chuckleheads"

U.S aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of agriculture Farmed seafood make up about a third of the seafood consumed Wild catfish is found in channels and rivers of southern united states U.S catfish industry is expected to turn over 4 billion dollars Catfish is the countrys third most favourite seafood

VIETNAMESE CATFISH IMPORTS VS AMERICAN GROWN CATFISH