Not all catfish are created equal: we tend to think of catfish as slimy bottom feeders, but that is only true for a small percentage of species.

并非所有的鲶鱼都是生来平等的：我们倾向于认为鲶鱼是黏糊糊的食底泥动物，但那只适用于一小部分物种。

Why should we care about catfish?

我们为什么要关注鲶鱼？

We ate catfish at a local restaurant.

我们在当地的一家参观吃了鲶鱼。

I brought you some catfish.

给你带了点鲶鱼。

Do people eat blue catfish?

人们吃不吃蓝鲶？

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.

鲶鱼有超过27000个味蕾。

The catfish has over 27, 000 taste buds.

鲶鱼有超过27000个味蕾。

How does the blue compare to other catfish?

如何比较蓝鲶和其他鲶鱼？

Is fishing for these giant catfish legal?

捕捞这些巨鲶合法么？

Catfish, carp and tilapia are often bred this way.

鲶鱼，鲤鱼和罗非鱼一般都是这样养殖的。

It was the largest catfish ever caught by a woman.

她创下了钓到最大鲶鱼的女性记录。

Blue catfish were introduced into Virginia in 1974.

蓝鲶是在1974年引入的弗吉尼亚。

In 1995, the first owner of the house was a catfish lover.

1995年，这个房子的第一个户主很喜欢吃鲶鱼。

In 2005, a 56 kilograms blue catfish was caught in Alton in America.

2005年，有人曾在美国奥尔顿市的河边钓到了一条重56公斤的蓝色大鲶鱼。

A CAPRICIOUS, mythical catfish lies beneath the Japanese archipelago.

在日本群岛下，躺着一条骚动不安的神奇鲶鱼。

Now Sheila and the catfish are all collected in Guinness World Records.

希拉和这条鱼目前都被收录进《吉尼斯世界纪录》。

Mark Twain mentions large catfish in his books-those fish were likely blues.

马克·吐温在他的书中提到过的大型鲶鱼——这些很有可能就是蓝鲶。

The previous record was a 130-pound catfish caught in Missouri last year.

之前的记录是去年密苏里州捕获的重130磅的鲶鱼。

If we look outside the U.S., however, there are several larger species of catfish.

如果放眼美国之外，还有几种更大的鲶鱼。

In fact, globally, catfish are some of the largest and most widespread of any species.

事实上在全球范围内，鲶鱼都是最大的鱼类之一，每一个种类也都分布极广。

Blue catfish were also relatively common in the St.Louis fish market in the 1800s.

18世纪圣路易斯鱼类市场上蓝鲶就相当的普遍了。

Blue catfish were also relatively common in the St. Louis fish market in the 1800s.

18世纪圣路易斯鱼类市场上蓝鲶就相当的普遍了。

Blue catfish populations are considered relatively healthy at the center of its range.

在其产地的中心地带，蓝鲶的数量被认为是相对健康的。

The same phenomenon occurred when wels catfish was introduced into the Ebro River in Spain.

同样的现象在六须鲶鱼引入西班牙埃布罗河时也发生了。

How does the blue compare to other catfish? What makes it special or especially interesting?

如何比较蓝鲶和其他鲶鱼？是什么令其特殊或是特别让人感兴趣？

Incredibly, there are also stories of places where catfish have attacked and even eaten people.

难以置信！到处都有关于鲶鱼袭击人类甚至吃人的地方传说。

Previously, Sheila caught a giant albino catfish of 87kg which was the largest one ever hooked.

希拉此前还钓过有史以来体重最大的白鲶鱼，重约87公斤。

Blue catfish are the focus of many urban legends, mostly stories of huge catfish below DAMS.

蓝鲶是很多都市传说中的焦点，大多关于巨鲶的故事都发生在堤坝下面。

Catfish are stocked and harvested in the last phase of the facility's waste stabilization pond system.

鲶鱼的放养和丰收都在工厂废水稳定塘系统的最后一阶段。