This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
A common American fish, with naked skin and eight fleshy.barbules on the head. It is from 7 to 9 inches long, and is a favorite food-fish. The Great Lake Catfish, found in Lakes Erie and Ontario, is from 2 to 4 feet long, and weighs from 6 to 30 pounds. There are also very large catfish in the Mississippi and other rivers of the West.
 
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