Appearance: Bluish above. Silvery below. Dorsal and pectoral fins with long, fleshy filaments on spines. Barbel at corner of mouth flattened, bandlike, and very elongated, somtimes reaching anal fin. Only 2 barbels on chin.
Habitat: Continental waters; enters brackish waters; usually less common than the Hardhead Catfish
State Record: 8 lb, 14 oz