Catfish are not all alike. There are many different species of catfish. The one shown above is a stone cat. It is one of the largest species of all the small catfishes. It has a black tail, and an adipose fin on the entire length of it's back. The fish itself, is yellow in color. They hide during the day by burrying themselves deep in the gravel at the bottom. They come out of hiding at night to feed.
The stone cat is one of the few catfishes that can sting. They have poisonous glands at the base of their spine. You need to be careful while handling them, for they can sting as painful as a bee. Not all catfish will sting or have the ability to sting.
They can grow to 12 inches long, but an average stone cat reaches 6 to 8 inches long.
It back is yellow olive to slate grey. It's sides are a lighter with yellow or pink tints. The tail is either rounded or square with a lighter colored border.
Their upper jaw is much longer than their lower jaw. The upper tenticles are grey, and the lower tenticles are white.
They generally live in rocky areas, or rapid moving creeks, and rivers. They can also be found in a gravel bottom area of a lake. It is a warm water fish and tends to avoid cooler waters. They spawn in early summer. They can produce up to 1200 eggs each year. the eggs are compacted like frog eggs would be, underneathe flat stones.
Parents will guard their eggs for a short time.
They eat other small fish and insect larva.
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