If this is the species, he may have heard someone talk about them coming
into estaurine waters or possibly making a conversion into freshwater on a
system like Lakes Marion and Moultrie in South Carolina (as an example... I
think redfish have successfully colonized now?)... And you know how people
get when anything is "different" :)
I always try and remember that I once long ago thought hogsuckers that we'd
caught on rod and reel while fishing for channel catfish were some type of
mutant fish that didn't belong... :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Crail" <farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- texas fish invasion
> Maybe this is what he was describing? It was the first thing that came to
> mind when I originally read the description, just hadn't had time till now
> to track this down. It's marine, but it sounds exactly like what you're
> describing:
>
>
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/expltx/eft/gulf/cspecies/gafftopsailcatfish.htm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Bongiovanni" <bongi_at_cox-internet.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:19 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- texas fish invasion
>
>
> > Moon,
> >
> > Checked with one of our local fish biologists on the issue. Apparently
> > they've heard the question before. He states " There is no such thing
> > as a high-fin-blue catfish, government blue catfish,
> > high fin government blue catfish etc. There is however a blue catfish
> > (Ictalurus furcatus). Blue catfish do get quite large (the world record
> is
> > well over 100 lbs) but they are good to eat. They also have a prominent
> > hump (particularly as they get larger) and are picivorus like a
flathead.
> > Frequently you will hear people refer to male channel catfish as highfin
> or
> > government blues, particularly in the spring when their heads are
enlarged
> > (the fishes). These folks will argue for hours that channel catfish
have
> > small heads and that these are something different. The only other NA
> > catfish I know of with a forked tail is the white catfish (Ameirus
catus)
> > but these are only in the drainages east of the Mississippi, and are
> smaller
> > than channel cats."
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > Moontanman_at_aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >Has anyone heard of a fish known as a hi-fin blue cat that is coming up
> into
> > >southern Texas and crowding out the native catfish? It is supposed to
get
> to
> > >be about 30 to 35 pounds and isn't very good to eat. it looks like a
blue
> cat
> > >with a deeply forked tail and humped back.
> > >
> > >Moon
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