channel catfish
noun
: a large black-spotted catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) that is an important freshwater food fish of the U.S. and Canada
called also channel cat
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Hike past fauna such as bison, elk, burrowing owls, and river otters, and go fishing for largemouth bass, sunfish, crappie, and channel catfish. 
Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 6 June 2019 Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid bluegill, redear sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnows and bluegill. Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 The Black River is giving up the catfish, and the big channel catfish put up a real battle. cleveland, 14 July 2022 Three types of catfish are native to the Sooner State: flatheads, blue cats, and channel catfish. Matt Carney, Outside Online, 15 June 2022 Rainbow trout and channel catfish have been released for the kids to catch, and prizes for the largest, smallest and most unique fish caught will be awarded promptly at noon and 4 p.m. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 19 May 2022 Walleye, Northern pike, largemouth bass, channel catfish, fathead minnows, green sunfish and bluegill are found in the lake. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022 Giving anglers big tugs on their lines are lunker carp, sheepshead and channel catfish. cleveland, 20 May 2021 Other nonnatives fish in Utah Lake include perch, walleye, bass, bluegill channel catfish and black bullhead catfish. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022 See More
Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 6 June 2019 Included in the sale are channel catfish, largemouth bass, triploid grass carp, hybrid bluegill, redear sunfish, golden shiner, fathead minnows and bluegill. Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 The Black River is giving up the catfish, and the big channel catfish put up a real battle. cleveland, 14 July 2022 Three types of catfish are native to the Sooner State: flatheads, blue cats, and channel catfish. Matt Carney, Outside Online, 15 June 2022 Rainbow trout and channel catfish have been released for the kids to catch, and prizes for the largest, smallest and most unique fish caught will be awarded promptly at noon and 4 p.m. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 19 May 2022 Walleye, Northern pike, largemouth bass, channel catfish, fathead minnows, green sunfish and bluegill are found in the lake. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022 Giving anglers big tugs on their lines are lunker carp, sheepshead and channel catfish. cleveland, 20 May 2021 Other nonnatives fish in Utah Lake include perch, walleye, bass, bluegill channel catfish and black bullhead catfish. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1820, in the meaning defined above