What is a walking catfish and why were they in St. Pete streets during Debby?

What is a walking catfish and why were they in St. Pete streets during Debby?

By Claire Farrow

Source: wtsp

8/8/2024

Hurricane Debby, now a tropical storm, has washed up everything from $1 million worth of cocaine to something a little more slimy — walking catfish.

In a video captured by Dan Ciarletta of St. Petersburg on Sunday, Aug. 4, at least two of the nonnative species fish are in his driveway. They can be seen "walking" in very shallow water. As Debby passed the Tampa Bay area, it brought flash flooding and heavy rainfall to the region, aiding the fish in their journey to the St. Pete neighborhood.

Other residents in Pinellas County also posted videos to social media showing the "walking" fish.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
2301	French fishing ban unites fishers and biodiversity activists	taipeitimes	2022-12-04	FR
2302	‘The most worthless of all fish’ survey results posted by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks	ksn	2022-11-25	US
2303	New Gulf oil spill study finds even deadlier impact on one of Florida's most popular fish	wlrn	2022-11-28	US
2304	Farmed salmon tops sustainable animal protein table	The Fish Site	2022-12-09	NO
2305	Tribal, Federal Leaders Cheer Klamath River Dam Removals	Associated Press	2022-12-08	US
2306	Работа по зарыблению Саратовского водохранилища позволила восстановить запас стерляди	Рыболовство	2022-12-09	RU
2307	Налимы поздней осени	Охотники.ру	2022-12-06	RU
2308	Deadly fish 'with poison 1,200 times deadlier than cyanide' found washed up on Brit beach	dailystar	2022-11-24	UK
2309	Effort to save rare 5-inch-long fish on Nevada’s edges prompts conservationists’ lawsuit	8newsnow	2022-11-24	US
2310	'That's a big shark!': Gold Coast kayaker's close encounter	9news	2022-12-09	US
2311	New owners make cold-blooded investment in ice fishing on Lake of the Woods	Star Tribune	2022-11-26	US
2312	Thousands of needle-nosed fish wash up on Cape Cod shores	Fox News	2022-12-05	US
2313	Stress test: why hormones could be behind rising infections in farmed salmon	The Fish Site	2022-12-07	NO
2314	Could Trawler Cams Help Save World's Dwindling Fish Stocks?	Associated Press	2022-12-07	US
2315	After 6 months, a central Nebraska pond reopens to anglers, restocked with fish	klkntv	2022-11-21	US
2316	Record trout caught in Colorado for 3rd time this year: ‘Really special fish’	Fox News	2022-11-21	US
2317	Tasmania's Petuna Aquaculture builds sperm database to breed climate-proof fish	ABC Rural	2022-11-23	AU
2318	'Quite significant' amount of fish die in Sydney creek after nearby fire	9news	2022-12-07	AU
2319	Gadus claims “record breaking” cod harvest	The Fish Site	2022-12-02	NO
2320	Сюрпризы Ахтубы	Охотники.ру	2022-11-29	RU
2321	What are mahi mahi eating?	hawaii news now	2022-11-24	US
2322	Bosphorus fish stocks crash as huge trawlers snatch the catch	thenational news	2022-11-25	TR
2323	Horrifying 'lizard fish' with rows of razor-sharp teeth found in ocean for first time	mirror	2022-11-24	UK
2324	Brazil Expels US Fishing Tour Company From Indigenous Land	news9	2022-11-23	BR
2325	Leonardo DiCaprio hails Chester Zoo for 'bringing rare fish species back from the dead'	itv	2022-11-25	MX