channel catfish

noun

: a large black-spotted catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) that is an important freshwater food fish of the U.S. and Canada

called also channel cat

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Lake Hogue is a popular fishing spot for largemouth bass, white crappie, and channel catfish near Weiner in eastern Arkansas. Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025 The stretch of Red River from the St. Andrews Lock and Dam in Lockport and downstream to Lake Winnipeg is one of the best channel catfish destinations on the planet, bar none. Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025 Wolf Lake also stocked 29,759 channel catfish obtained from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Tassone said the pond is home to bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass and sunfish. Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for channel catfish

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First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of channel catfish was in 1820

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“Channel catfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/channel%20catfish. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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