walking catfish

         WALKING CATFISH

·        a species of freshwater air breathing catfish

·        mostly found in south east asia

·        considered as a invasive species

·        able to walk on dry land to find food and a new environment

How does it walk on land ?

·        uses its pectoral fins to keep it upright

·        wiggles in a snake like moition to stay moist

·        lives in slow moving and stagnant waters like ponds, swamps, streams, rivers, flooded rice paddies, temporary pools

            How does it look like?

^·         Elongated body

^·         Skin covered with small white spots

^·         Skin colour is gray or grayish brown

^·         Long based dorsal and anal fins, some pairs of sensory barbells

^·         Scaleless skin that is covered with mucus to protect the fish when it is out of water

What does it eat?

·       It feeds on smaller fish,  molluscs, and other invertebrates, also detritus and aquatic weeds

·       It can consume food really rapidly

·       Also it can be harmful when invasive

·       Most people in Thailand eat this fish since it is commonly found there and it  is inexpensive

·       Street vendors either barbecue or fried and sold

·       It is banned from putting it in aquariums and keeping them in some places in the world

      
Food chain
Algae---->snail-----> walking catfish-----> shark