Macnaha qaamuuska ee ereyga "catfish" wuu kala duwanaan karaa iyadoo ku xiran hadba macnaha guud, laakiin guud ahaan waxa uu tilmaamayaa nooc ka mid ah kalluunka oo afkiisa ku leh maraqa shaambo-dheer oo u eg oo laga heli karo biyaha macaan ama milixda.Dhaqanka caanka ah ee casriga ah, si kastaba ha ahaatee, "catfish" ayaa la soo baxay macne cusub, taas oo ay ugu wacan tahay caan ka ah barnaamijka dhabta ah ee MTV TV show "Catfish: The TV Show." Xaaladdan oo kale, "catfish" waa qof abuuraya shakhsi online been ah si uu u khiyaaneeyo oo u maareeyo dadka kale, inta badan faa'iido jacayl ama dhaqaale. Tan waxa ka mid noqon kara isticmaalka sawiro been abuur ah, magacyo been abuur ah, iyo ka been sheegida tafaasiisha shakhsi ahaaneed si ay naftooda ugu muuqdaan kuwo soo jiidasho leh ama la aamini karo.