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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sea-catfish, a species of Tachysurus or of a related genus.
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When the water is clear and sweet, it is peopled by a kind of bagre, a blind fish called by the natives _tzau_, also a species of
Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 Various
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Bagre: catfish, a favorite in Michoacán, where two of the most famous regional dishes are caldo michi, a catfish stew, and bagre adobado, catfish in adobo sauce.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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Bagre: catfish, a favorite in Michoacán, where two of the most famous regional dishes are caldo michi, a catfish stew, and bagre adobado, catfish in adobo sauce.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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Bagre: catfish, a favorite in Michoacán, where two of the most famous regional dishes are caldo michi, a catfish stew, and bagre adobado, catfish in adobo sauce.
Culinary guide to Mexican fish and shellfish: Las delicias del mar I 2006
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BTW, here's a few to add to your list mojarra = perch bagre = catfish charales = what we would call smelts although I don't believe they're actually the same fish.
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