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Killer Catfish? Venomous Species Surprisingly Common, Study Finds
December 10, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 10 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

Name all the venomous animals you can think of and you probably come up with snakes, spiders, bees, wasps and perhaps poisonous frogs. But catfish?

A new study by University of Michigan graduate student Jeremy Wright finds that at least 1,250 and possibly more than 1,600 species of catfish may be venomous--far more than previously believed. The research is described in a paper . . .

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