mudfish

M3U1D2F4I1S1H4
/ˈmʌdˌfɪʃ/

noun

All species of Neochanna

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Meanings

nounmudfish (plural mudfishes or mudfish)

plural mudfishes

  1. Any of many fish that frequent muddy water or burrow in mud, of numerous species, including:
    1. All species of Neochanna
    2. Clarias spp., including Clarias anguillaris, Clarias gariepinus, Clarias agboyiensis, Clarias leviceps
    3. Channa striata (striped snakehead)
    4. Heterobranchus didorsalis (African catfish)
    5. Clarotes laticeps (widehead catfish)
    6. Protopterus annectens (West African lungfish)
    7. Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (bagrid catfish)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bowfin

Origin

From mud + fish.

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Translations

Māori waikaka, hauhau
  • waikakaNeochanna species
  • hauhauNeochanna species
Portuguese alcaraz
  • alcarazNeochanna species
Tagalog dalag
  • dalagNeochanna species
Cite this entry
APA

mudfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudfish

MLA

“mudfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudfish.

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