Understanding which fish species are native to a particular watershed is important for development of conservation and fishery management...

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) is proposing a commercial electrofishing fishery for non-native catfishes in Virginia...

Virginia Tech scientists present an impressive Flathead Catfish from the James River during an electrofishing survey. Although Blue...

When a new species is introduced to an area, scientists are typically interested in the species' feeding behavior to determine how it...

Identifying fishes can be difficult, even for those with specialized training. Some groups of fishes are known to be difficult to...

Catfishes are often thought of as sedentary fishes that lie on the bottom of the river, lake or pond waiting for an easy meal. Published...

Flathead Catfish are native to many river systems flowing to the Gulf of Mexico, but now exist in several Chesapeake Bay drainages. The...

If you read an earlier post on ageing catfish (click here), you may have been curious about otoliths. Otoliths are calcium-based...

Blue Catfish were introduced to tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in the 1970s and 1980s to establish new fisheries, but their presence...

Once every couple months while scrolling through my Facebook feed, I'm inspired to put on my detective cap. I see an enormous catfish...