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'''Catfishes''' ('''Siluriformes''')are a very diverse group of ]. Most are found in freshwater environments of all kinds, but there are also a couple Atlantic Ocean species. They range in size and behavior from well over a hundred pound fish eaters, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the ''']''' (''Vandellia cirrhosa''). '''Catfishes''' ('''Siluriformes''')are a very diverse group of ]. Most are found in freshwater environments of all kinds, but there are also a couple Atlantic Ocean species. They range in size and behavior from well over a hundred pound fish eaters, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the ''']''' (''Vandellia cirrhosa'').


They belong to a superorder called the Ostariophysi, which also includes the ], ], and ]. They belong to a superorder called the Ostariophysi, which also includes the ], ], and ].

Catfish have no ]s and are therefore not ].

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Catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Siluriformes
Families

Catfishes (Siluriformes)are a very diverse group of fishes. Most are found in freshwater environments of all kinds, but there are also a couple Atlantic Ocean species. They range in size and behavior from well over a hundred pound fish eaters, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa).

They belong to a superorder called the Ostariophysi, which also includes the Cypriniformes, Characiformes, and Gymnotiformes.

Catfish have no scales and are therefore not kosher.