Căt'-fish, n.

n. (Ichth.) (a.) The sea-cat or sea-wolf (Anarrhichas lupus), a large fish, often from six to seven feet in length, having a mouth armed with formidable teeth, and of very voracious habits. It is found in the arctic seas. (b.) A North American fresh-water fish of different species, of the genus Pimelodus, as P. catus, the common cat-fish;—called also horned pout, and bull-head. In the western waters of North America, it often attains a large size. S. F. Baird.