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Ictalurus

(Genus)

Overview

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Ictalurus is a genus of North American freshwater catfishes. It includes the well-known channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus).

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There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]

There are also four fossil species assigned to this genus:[2]

i>Ictalurus is a genus of North American freshwater catfishes. It includes the well-known channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus).

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There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]

There are also four fossil species assigned to this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Ictalurus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1?628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 

Taxonomy

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The Genus Ictalurus is further organized into finer groupings including:

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Ictalurus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1?628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/bibl ios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 15:22:28