This article summarizes the biology and culture of ictalurid catfish, an important commercial, aquaculture, and sport fish family in the United States. The history of the propagation as well as spawning of common catfish species in this family is reviewed, with special emphasis on channel catfish and its hybridization with blue catfish. The importance of the channel catfish female×blue catfish male hybrid, including current and future methods of hybrid catfish production, and the potential role it plays in the recovery of the US catfish industry are discussed. Recent advances in catfish culture elements, including environment, management, nutrition, feeding, disease control, culture systems, genetic improvement programs, transgenics, and the application of genome-based approaches in catfish production and welfare, are reviewed. The current status, needs, and future projections are discussed, as well as genetically modified organism developments that are changing the future.

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fish鱼生物学与农业。

本文概述了捕食cat鱼的生物学和文化，捕食fish鱼是美国重要的商业，水产养殖和运动鱼科。回顾了该family族普通propagation鱼繁殖和产卵的历史，特别强调了channel鱼及其与蓝cat鱼的杂交。讨论了channel鱼雌性×蓝male鱼雄性杂交的重要性，包括当前和未来的杂交cat鱼生产方法，以及它在美国cat鱼产业复苏中的潜在作用。本文回顾了cat鱼养殖要素的最新进展，包括环境，管理，营养，喂养，疾病控制，养殖系统，遗传改良计划，转基因技术以及基于基因组的方法在cat鱼生产和福利中的应用。当前状态，