How To Cook Catfish - Semutundu - Ugandan African Food - Mom's Village Kitchen

How To Cook Catfish - Semutundu - Ugandan African Food - Mom's Village Kitchen Mom’s Village Kitchen For Ugandan & African Food Recipes https://momsvillagekitchen.com Or Email nakatojustine256ug@gmail.com Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes /sɪˈljʊərɪfɔːrmiːz/ or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), and even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru, Vandellia cirrhosa. Neither the armour-plated types nor the naked types have scales. Despite their name, not all catfish have prominent barbels or "whiskers". Members of the Siluriformes order are defined by features of the skull and swimbladder. Catfish are of considerable commercial importance; many of the larger species are farmed or fished for food. Many of the smaller species, particularly the genus Corydoras, are important in the aquarium hobby. Many catfish are nocturnal,[3][4] but others (many Auchenipteridae) are crepuscular or diurnal (most Loricariidae or Callichthyidae, for example). Semutundu is the snake-like fish that many find a delicacy What you need to know: Catfish, which bears features resembling a cat’s whiskers, has charmed its way onto dining tables across Uganda.