Walking Catfish Facts: a FISH that WALKS 🦶 | Animal Fact Files

Walking catfish are named so because they can actually WALK on LAND! They use their spiny pectoral fins to maneuver over terrestrial terrain. And they can breathe air! Learn more walking catfish facts with Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Clarias batrachus
Range: native to Southeast Asia, introduced to other parts of the world
Habitat: low oxygen water systems as well as rivers, lakes, etc.
Size: between 9.4 to 19.5 inches (24-47cm) as adults
Diet: just about anything - worms, fish, fish eggs, insects, crustaceans, etc.
Threats: crocodiles, birds like eagles and herons, otters, etc.
Lifespan: unknown (other members of this genus live to be more than 10 years old)

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Walking Catfish WALKING 0:00
Walking Catfish HABITAT 0:35
Walking Catfish RANGE 1:01
Walking Catfish INVASIVE SPECIES 1:15
Walking Catfish LIFE SPAN 1:34
Walking Catfish MIGRATION 1:49
Walking Catfish SIZE and SEXUAL DIMORPHISM 1:56
Walking Catfish LIFE CYCLE 2:08
Walking Catfish DIET and THREATS 2:38
Thanks / Outro 3:12
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[Rabbitlord]

Funny how I learned this thing existed from a Back At The Barnyard episode where said catfish was working with Otis on something called "Pizza Gum" (Yeah. That show was one of the weirder guilty pleasures as far as cartoons I watched growing up go)

[madil]

Came here to learn about the fish. Was not expecting the over 9000 reference 😂😂😂😂 Managed to learn and laugh a lot !

[FriendlyKat]

They remind of of mudskippers! That’s neat.
Love the 9, 000 edit there too!

[tracybowling]

Funny, if I saw a walking catfish, I'd say don't worry buddy, I'll help you! Not knowing he wouldn't need my help finding water at all.

[TROLL_FACE_]

How about Fishing Cat? I wanna see you feature this beautiful Feline in your videos.

[chisaquaticvibe]

I'm excited about Japanese Bullhead shark.

[jadenl]

whoa!🤯 walking fish!!😁 great video and keep up the awesome work AFF! it was very iNtErEsTiNg...

[miguelquazar]

Just had a major Rain storm in Pinellas Country. Found almost 10 of these wiggling around in parking lots and a few in road gutters. I knew they were Catfish but have never seen one before. The long streamlined backfin threw me off.

[serenityx]

🇹🇹🇩🇰Curry🥘cat fish and rice 🍚 🤣😋🙀…
Wow, cat fish that can walk, and I thought I heard it all🥴

[avatar]

They are going to evolve into the next humans lol

[imchris]

I have caught channel cats off my dock and they will do the same walking movements to get off the dock back into the water

[pedrogabrielduarte]

Next videos suggestions are lungfish proboscis monkey japanese macaque and ring tailed lemur and ringtail related to raccon

[mariojacob]

I use earth worms but mostly active when getting darker late evening

[olajong]

Here we go again.
Last time a fish walked, I payed 30% of my earnings to tax.

[robertdaniels-lane]

In all honesty, most catfish have every characteristics described in this video. Catfish are VERY unique, and catfish have MANY different species throughout the world!

[jovialbivouacker]

So much for creationism! Evolution rocks (walks)!😊

[mariojacob]

In stagnant water best bait to catch this walking catfish

[greensun]

How could a loach be a predator of a catfish? Maybe to the eggs and youngs, but the grown catfish eat the loach!

[trainknut]

These guys are repeating the evolution of terrestrial animals, in a couple million years there's gonna be whole new types of creatures descended from these guys

[samle]

Who comes up with these names? Why didnt we just call them wiggle catfish instead