Channel Catfish is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -15 and gives 159 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -15 and gives 159 calories. It stays fresh for 4 days and rots after 8. It weighs 0.4.
Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.
More: Cooking guide · Food list.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.ChannelCatfish | Food |
Channel Catfish is on 6 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Kitchen Freezer | Catfish kitchen (freezer) | 11% | 4 |
| Catfish Kitchen Butcher | Catfish kitchen (cupboard) | 9.9% | 4 |
| Catfish Kitchen Fridge | Catfish kitchen (fridge) | 9.1% | 4 |
| Butcher Fish | Barbecue Store (display case); Barbecue store (second list) (display case); Butcher (display case); and 7 more places | 1.3% | 4 |
| Restaurant Kitchen Freezer | Restaurant (freezer); Restaurant kitchen fancy (freezer) | 0.18% | 4 |
| Restaurant Kitchen Fridge | Restaurant (fridge); Restaurant kitchen fancy (fridge) | under 0.1% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Cooler.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 4 recipes: Prepare Maki, Prepare Onigiri, Prepare Sushi, Slice Fillet.
It weighs 0.4 in Build 42.
Base.ChannelCatfish.
159 calories, and it changes hunger by -15.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.