Catfish have an unusual capacity to live in dry climates. They can live in extremely low-oxygen settings. They can also withstand a significant amount of outside water.
This is made feasible by the suprabranchial organ. They even come out and migrate overland to another body of water to survive.
During the drought season, water beds that they had previously occupied dry up. To survive the paucity of water, they migrate to wetter locations. They may survive in tiny pools or holes of water with only the fish. Noodling is primarily done in these holes dug out by catfishes for survival.
Catfish species also breathe via cutaneous respiration. They will bury themselves in mud, cocoon themselves in a mucus slime, and remain afloat for a year or more, obtaining oxygen via the porous skin. People occasionally dig up these remaining fish. These are usually carried out in Cambodia and neighboring nations.
During the drought season, water beds that they had previously occupied dry up. To survive the paucity of water, they migrate to wetter locations. They may spend months in tiny pools or holes of water with just enough water. Noodling is a kind of fishing used in the southern United States that involves catching fish with one’s bare hands. Noodling is primarily done in these holes dug out by catfishes for survival.
Catfish species also breathe via cutaneous respiration. They will bury themselves in mud, cocoon themselves in a mucus slime, and remain afloat for a year or more, obtaining oxygen via the porous skin. People occasionally dig up these remaining fish. These are usually carried out in Cambodia and neighboring nations.
Despite the fact that some of these movies are made up of burying fish in mud, the technique is genuine and is used in various regions of the world.
