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Hardhead Catfish

Hardhead Catfish, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (via Wikimedia Commons) — Public domain. Source

Hardhead Catfish carries consumption advisories on 7 waters across 2 states. Limits depend on the water and the fish's size — a bigger fish has had longer to accumulate contaminants, so it's usually the stricter one.

Contaminants found in hardhead catfish: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for hardhead catfish is For children under 12: do not eat due to elevated Dioxin and PCB. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where hardhead catfish has advisories

Waters with hardhead catfish advisories