ICONOSTASIS

Iconostasis in Archangel Cathedral (150508), the Kremlin, Moscow. Novosti Press Agency ictalurid any fish of the family Ictaluridae, which includes about 35 species of North and Central American freshwater catfishes. Ictalurids are typical catfishes, with large, wide heads, tapering, scaleless bodies, and eight prominent mouth barbels. The family includes the channel and other North American catfishes (see catfish), as well as the madtom and bullhead (qq.v.) groups.