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Russia develops a cold-resistant hybrid of African catfish

Scientists at Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovsky crossed two domestic breeds of African catfish and decoded the genome of the Russian catfish. The goal is a fish that can be raised in ordinary ponds without the cost of heating the water.

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German angler catches a 292 cm catfish in Poland — possibly the same one as a year ago

34-year-old Oliver Schäfer from Germany, together with his partner Kevin Kremers from the Netherlands, caught a catfish measuring 292 cm at a tournament in Rybnik, Poland. The fish was measured and released according to the competition rules. Participants believe it is the same catfish that was caught by a Polish team in October 2025 with the same length.

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