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Definition of Flathead catfish
1. Noun. Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw.
Exact synonyms: Goujon, Mudcat, Pylodictus Olivaris, Shovelnose Catfish, Spoonbill Catfish
Generic synonyms: Catfish, Siluriform Fish
Group relationships: Genus Pylodictus, Pylodictus
Generic synonyms: Catfish, Siluriform Fish
Group relationships: Genus Pylodictus, Pylodictus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flathead Catfish
Literary usage of Flathead catfish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1868)
"flathead catfish between 201 and 500 mm consumed mostly benthic macroinvertebrates
and fishes, while those over 500 mm almost exclusively are gizzard shad ..."
2. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"... (channel catfish) Pylodictis olivaris (flathead catfish) Salmonidae Middle
Smith and Sublette Rio ..."
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