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Channel and Blue Catfishes
Ictalurus
Ictalurus is a genus of North American freshwater catfishes. It includes the well-known channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus).
The catfish genome database (cBARBEL) is a database for the genetics of Ictalurus species.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Channel Catfish
speciesIctalurus punctatus
Blue Catfish
speciesIctalurus furcatus
Headwater Catfish
speciesIctalurus lupus
Lerma Catfish
speciesIctalurus dugesii
Southern Blue Catfish
speciesIctalurus meridionalis
Balsas Catfish
speciesIctalurus balsanus
Yaqui Catfish
speciesIctalurus pricei
Rio Verde Catfish
speciesIctalurus mexicanus
Panuco Catfish
speciesIctalurus australis
Ictalurus nazas
speciesIctalurus nazas
Chapala Catfish
speciesIctalurus ochoterenai
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81555.