blue catfish

noun

: a large bluish catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) of the Mississippi River valley that may weigh over 100 pounds (45 kilograms)

Examples of blue catfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That was enough to establish a new West Virginia state weight record for blue catfish, surpassing the 71-pound fish Michael Ramey caught from the same Ohio River area in May. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocked blue catfish in the Ohio River on July 29, 2026. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 July 2026

White catfish have between 19 and 23 rays, channel catfish have 24 to 30, and blue catfish have the longest anal fin with 30 to 36 rays in total. — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

Sewage impacts could reach the Chesapeake Bay Naujoks stressed how important the Potomac is to the region, saying people depend on it for drinking water, tourism, trade and commercial fishing of species including blue catfish, rockfish, crabs and oysters. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blue catfish

• cuttlefish
• jellyfish
• sablefish
• bluefish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish
• kingfish