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China: Fisherman Finds Catfish With Another Fish Stuck in its Mouth in Dongguan

A fisherman in Dongguan, Guangdong, got an unusual surprise on November 6 when he found a large catfish in his net with a smaller fish stuck in its mouth. He pulled the smaller fish out intact, prompting jokes online that the “greedy fish got caught twice.”

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China: Giant Catfish Spotted On Flooded Street In Chaozhou, Guangdong

On July 26, 2024, residents of Chaozhou in Guangdong, southern China, witnessed an unusual sight during a severe rainstorm. The heavy downpour resulted in deep floodwaters on the streets of a local neighborhood, where a large catfish from nowhere unexpectedly made an appearance. The catfish, swimming back and forth amidst the deluge, captured the attention of the community members who gathered around, intrigued by the prospect of catching the fish that had found its way into their urban environment.

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Fish Catching Festival - Java

Fish Catching Festival - Java

A man presents a catfish he caught during Festival Memet Ikan, or fish catching festival, at Gemblegan village in Klaten regency, Central Java, Indonesia, July 21, 2024. Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-KLATEN-FISH CATCHING-FESTIVAL

INDONESIA-KLATEN-FISH CATCHING-FESTIVAL

(240721) -- KLATEN, July 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man presents a catfish he caught during Festival Memet Ikan, or fish catching festival, at Gemblegan village in Klaten regency, Central Java, Indonesia, July 21, 2024. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cambodian villagers celebrate traditional fishing festival in cultural province

STORY: Cambodian villagers celebrate traditional fishing festival in cultural province SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional fishing festival in Cambodia STORYLINE: Wading in thigh-deep muddy waters in a big lake in Cambodia's cultural province of Siem Reap, hundreds of villagers on Sunday used traditional fishing tools to catch fish in an annual fishing festival. Wearing palm leaf hats and traditional scarves to protect themselves from the scorching sun, villagers netted freshwater snakehead fish, catfish and climbing perch fish in a protected lake in Bangkoang village, Prasat Bakong district, about 300 kilometers from the capital Phnom Penh. Fish is a major source of protein for the population in the Southeast Asian country. According to the ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, Cambodians eat an average of 52.4 kilograms of fish per person a year. Xinhua News Agency corresponden

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INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

(240110) -- BOGOR, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker arranges catfish on a grill to make smoked catfish slices at a traditional workshop in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on Jan. 10, 2024. This traditional workshop in Bogor produces up to 500 kilograms of smoked catfish slices daily for domestic consumption as well as export to Malaysia and Nigeria. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

(240110) -- BOGOR, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2024 shows smoked catfish slices at a traditional workshop in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. This traditional workshop in Bogor produces up to 500 kilograms of smoked catfish slices daily for domestic consumption as well as export to Malaysia and Nigeria. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

(240110) -- BOGOR, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker places catfish slices on a grill for smoking process at a traditional workshop in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on Jan. 10, 2024. This traditional workshop in Bogor produces up to 500 kilograms of smoked catfish slices daily for domestic consumption as well as export to Malaysia and Nigeria. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

(240110) -- BOGOR, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker prepares firewood to smoke catfish slices at a traditional workshop in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on Jan. 10, 2024. This traditional workshop in Bogor produces up to 500 kilograms of smoked catfish slices daily for domestic consumption as well as export to Malaysia and Nigeria. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

INDONESIA-BOGOR-DAILY LIFE-SMOKED CATFISH

(240110) -- BOGOR, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker collects smoked catfish slices from a grill at a traditional workshop in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on Jan. 10, 2024. This traditional workshop in Bogor produces up to 500 kilograms of smoked catfish slices daily for domestic consumption as well as export to Malaysia and Nigeria. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish gather in the corner of the Gundalao lake as they fed by passersby in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 14, 2023. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shiga governor calls for power saving with mascot

Shiga governor calls for power saving with mascot

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada calls for power saving with Kyaffi, a mascot character for the western Japan prefecture themed on catfish in Lake Biwa in the prefecture, in front of JR Otsu Station on June 21, 2011.

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Prince Akishino receives honorary doctorate from Thai university

Prince Akishino receives honorary doctorate from Thai university

UBON RACHATHANI, Thailand - Japan's Prince Akishino (2nd from R), together with his wife Princess Kiko (R), receives an honorary doctorate Aug. 11 in Thailand for his studies on catfish. (Pool photo)

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Imperial couple in Laos

Imperial couple in Laos

Guided by Laotian President Khamtay Siphandone (3rd from R) and Mrs. Siphandone (R), Japanese Prince Akishino (2nd from L) and his wife Princess Kiko (L) look into a pond, where two giant catfish caught in the Mekong river are kept, at the presidential palace in Vientiane on July 1.

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World's largest freshwater fish found, released in Cambodia's Mekong River

STORY: World's largest freshwater fish found, released in Cambodia's Mekong River DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. The giant stingray caught by fisherman in Cambodia 2. Conservationists measuring the giant stingray 3. The giant stingray released back into the Mekong River STORYLINE: The world's largest freshwater fish, a 661-pound (300-kilogram) giant stingray, has been found near a remote island in the Mekong River in northeast Cambodia's Stung Treng province, according to a Wonders of the Mekong's press statement released late on Monday. The record-breaking stingray, which measured over 13 feet (almost 4 meters) from snout to tail, was hooked by a fisher south of the town of Stung Treng on June 13, in the middle stretches of the Mekong River, the statement said. The previous record-holder for the largest freshwater fish on earth was a 646-pound (293-kilogram) Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005, it added. According to the

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish In Gundalao Lake - India

Catfish in Gundalao Lake as passers-by feed them in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, September 26, 2021. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grilled catfish sold as alternative to scarce eels

Grilled catfish sold as alternative to scarce eels

Women open containers of grilled catfish, prepared to taste like Japanese "unagi" eels broiled in typical sauce, at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 24, 2015. The catfish dish developed by Kinki University in Osaka Prefecture was sold on trial to supplement the dwindling supply of Japanese eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kinki Univ. researchers breed catfish tasting like eels when grilled

Kinki Univ. researchers breed catfish tasting like eels when grilled

Bowls of grilled catfish, served on rice in the same fashion as Japanese "unagi" eels broiled in sweet soy sauce, are presented to the media during a tasting event in Osaka, western Japan, on July 13, 2015. Researchers at Kinki University in adjacent Higashiosaka have succeeded in breeding catfish that taste like scarce unagi when grilled and plan to produce about 100,000 catfish in about a year's time amid concerns over the dwindling population of freshwater eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kinki Univ. researchers breed catfish tasting like eels when grilled

Kinki Univ. researchers breed catfish tasting like eels when grilled

Bowls of rice topped with broiled catfish, served in the same fashion as Japanese "unagi" eels grilled in sweet soy sauce, are presented to the media during a tasting event in Osaka, western Japan, on July 13, 2015. Researchers at Kinki University in neighboring Higashiosaka have succeeded in breeding catfish that taste like scarce unagi when grilled and plan to produce about 100,000 catfish in about a year's time amid concerns over the dwindling population of freshwater eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People try out "eel-tasting" catfish developed by Kinki Univ.

People try out "eel-tasting" catfish developed by Kinki Univ.

Hirofumi Makihara (L), president of eel farm Makihara Yoman in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and Masahiko Ariji, associate professor at Kinki University, get a tasting of grilled catfish prepared to taste like Japanese "unagi" eels broiled in sweet soy sauce after a press conference in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2015. Makihara announced at the event that it will launch a business to commercialize the catfish bred by Ariji and his team to taste like scarce unagi amid dwindling supply of freshwater eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farm to commercialize university-developed "eel-tasting" catfish

Farm to commercialize university-developed "eel-tasting" catfish

A sample of grilled catfish, prepared to taste like Japanese "unagi" eels broiled in sweet soy sauce, is presented to the media during an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2015. Makihara Yoman, an eel farm in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, announced at the event it will launch a business to commercialize the catfish, bred by researchers at Kinki University to taste like scarce unagi amid dwindling supply of freshwater eels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Researcher cultures catfish tasting like eels when grilled

Man in news: Researcher cultures catfish tasting like eels when grilled

Associate professor Masahiko Ariji of Kinki University shows a cooked catfish tasting like a grilled eel at the university in Nara, western Japan, on Sept. 2, 2015. Ariji has successfully cultured catfish with the taste of eels as a possible substitute for the Japanese variety of fish threatened with extinction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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