flathead catfish
a yellow and brown catfish, Pylodictus olivaris, common in the central U.S., having a flattened head and a projecting lower jaw.
Origin of flathead catfish
1- Also called goujon, mudcat, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish.
Words Nearby flathead catfish
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How to use flathead catfish in a sentence
“I’ve seen gar, but I ain’t never seen a gar with a head shaped like this,” Smith said in an interview, explaining that he first thought his catch may have been a flathead catfish.
When a fisherman pulled in his line, he knew he had ‘something weird’: A 40-pound alligator gar | Paulina Firozi | October 14, 2021 | Washington PostPylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque), flathead catfish: Canfield and Wiebe (1931:7) as "yellow catfish."
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas | W. L. MinckleyThe flathead catfish comprises a small but consistent part of the sport fishery of the Wakarusa, especially in the mainstream.
Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas | James E. DeaconAt station G-1 (September 5) a flathead catfish five inches long was taken in the four-foot nylon net.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas | Artie L. Metcalfflathead catfish were taken by angling at stations A-3 and C-5.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas | Artie L. Metcalf
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