The catfish are dark green or black, with a paler belly. Similar to other catfish species, they have long, eel-like bodies and flat heads with wide mouths. They have two long barbels on the upper jaw ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Keisha Sedlacek is the federal director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and said blue catfish are a threat to the native species in the Bay, preying on nearly anything in their ...

The Wels catfish is among the largest freshwater fish species on earth. Currently, the IGFA fishing world record for Wels catfish sits at 297 pounds and 9 ...

Invasive species, or non-native animals like the blue catfish, can wreak havoc on local ecosystems by outcompeting native ...

Study reveals an invasive fish has become the top predator of the Susquehanna in just over two decades. Here's why.

Although the guests at last week's blue catfish dinner didn’t eat two tons of the invasive species, they still did their part ...

Virginia has a fish problem. A big one. An invasive species, the blue catfish, has spent the last five decades taking over local waterways. Now, officials are proposing a commonsense solution that is ...

Museum ichthyologist Cristhian Conde-Saldaña uses evolutionary genetics to study freshwater fishes and document at-risk biodiversity Erin Wunderlich Researchers working with Cristhian Conde-Saldaña ...

The massive specimen was caught in the heated waters of Rybnik Lake, setting a new world record. Two fishermen have pulled ...