Posted on 10/21/2021 11:48:40 AM PDT by Red Badger
Like a giant writhing banana with gills, a bright yellow catfish jumped out of the water and into Martin Gratz’s boat. Gratz, a professional angler fishing on a Dutch lake with his twin brother Oliver, has caught many catfish in his life, but none of them. Gratz first panicked.
“I’ve never seen such a catfish,” Gratz told Live Science in a direct message. “I’m still overwhelmed by it.”
Wapper is Wels catfish (Wapper)Silurus glanis), According to large species that grow naturally in lakes and rivers throughout Europe Field & Stream.. These fish are known for their huge size. According to it, it is at least 9 feet (2.7 meters) long and weighs about 300 pounds (130 kilograms). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
However, it rarely looks banana-colored like the fish Gratz caught. According to NOAA, the body of most Wels catfish is dark greenish black with some mottled yellow spots.
Lemon-wrapped catfish may have white varieties, a rare hereditary disease that causes reduced skin and hair pigmentation. (Unlike albinism, a similar hereditary disease, leucism does not affect the animal’s eyes, live science Previously reported.. )
White varieties have been observed in mammals, reptiles, birds and fish, and as a result, the following have been witnessed: Yellow-eyed penguins When White killer whale.. In 2017, a white variety of yellow catfish was discovered on the Mississippi River in Iowa and became the headline of a local newspaper. Herald & Review..
Although strange and beautiful to the human eye, leucist animals usually face disadvantages in the wild. LiveScience previously reported that leucist animals, with bright, sometimes bright bodies, can stick out to predators and be more easily targeted than cousins that are fully colored.
This Hongkin Wells catfish seems to have escaped the early demise — and may live to grow even bigger. After taking a few pictures, Gratz put the fish back in the water hoping that the fish would grow “very large”. Perhaps it will surprise another angler on a future fishing trip.
It’s Yella! A Scardie Cat!
Ate too much yellow cake dumped into lake by Hans Brix.
“Why didn’t a dike catch it?”
The local
Dike
In
Charge
or D.I.C for short
was busy.
Probably a snapper.
LOL I bet you needed clean britches then.
That’s one nice looking fish. The Atlanta Aquarium should get one to show.
Where can I buy some Wels catfish to put in my pond?
Don’t let grandpa eat it before it’s certified by Fish and Game like happened to that unfortunate Connecticut kid!
Is something turninng critters orange? Are they genetic throwbacks? If a throwback, what does that say about oceanic evolution if ‘orange’ would make the critter more visible to prey?
https://www.12news.com/article/life/animals/extremely-rare-orange-lobster-saved-from-being-meal-scottsdale-restaurant/75-90526675-969f-4b7f-83b6-d3926cabab3d
It was in the Choctawhatchee Bay on a dock. All we have there is hand sized Black Snappers. My guess is it was a small shark or a big Ray...................
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