catfish

Appearance

• Whiskers are by the mouth• Spots in the centre• Ugly • Big, HeavyHeavy• 4m long• Shed skin

interesting facts

• Catfish are found in the Waikato river• They grow up to 2 kg• Found also on the edges of lakes• A catfish has 100,000 taste buds• A catfish can put up to 4,000

eggs per year• Catfish are available through out

the year

How they are a threat

They are a pest to other animalsAnd they are a waist of money.They are Vicious

Where do catfish live?• Lakes, rivers, streams

How to get rid of them• Fish traps baited with cans of catfish food will help you catch a couple

of hundred of them

How do d.o.c help

• By buying traps and to attract and kill them

How did catfish get to NZ

• North Americans discovered them and brought them to NZ

Thank you by Joe

and Jacob