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channel catfish

noun

  1. a food fish, Ictalurus punctatus, common in fresh waters throughout central U.S.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of channel catfish1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences

Other fish in the lake include channel catfish and smallmouth bass.

Fish found dead included bass, channel catfish, common carp, and one or more species of sucker fish.

It can be difficult to distinguish between white catfish and channel catfish, which are generally larger.

Based on popularity, the station narrowed the list down to the walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie muskellunge and goldfish.

They caught nearly two dozen smaller channel catfish as early evening turned to dark.

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