giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
etw., das so schwierig ist, wie das Fangen eines Welses mit einem Flaschenkürbis
dünner gezwirbelter Schnurrbart; Bürokrat; Regierungsbeamter (spöttische Bez. zu Beginn der Meiji-Zeit)
woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)
electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)
Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)
Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)