Question

Why does the author say in paragraph 2 that the baby catfish (which she calls a "kitten-fish") has mother's milk not yet dry upon its lips, when fish don't really drink milk at all?

A)
The author is joking about how young the catfish is.
B)
The author is presenting a little known fact about catfish.
C)
The author has her facts wrong and thinks fish nurse like baby mammals.
D)
The author is trying to see if the reader knows the truth about catfish.

Answer 1

The author says in paragraph 2 that the baby catfish (which she calls a "kitten-fish") has mother's milk not yet dry upon its lips, when fish don't really drink milk at all because the author is joking about how young the catfish is.

Step-by-step explanation:

The author is making a comparison between the catfish and the way mammals nurture to state the point that the little fish is so young that can not be considered as a real fish in terms of fishing or what you can do with that animal, this fish needs to grow, its stage in development is so low as the little newborn mammals.

Answer 2

The answer is A. The author is making the readers to know how young the little cat fish is.