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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae North American freshwater catfishes

Genus: Ictalurus

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Ng, H.H.

Central America

Ictalurus australis (Meek, 1904)

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Ictalurus australis
[Pánuco catfish]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Central America

Ictalurus balsanus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Ictalurus balsanus
[Balsas catfish]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Central America

Ictalurus dugesii (Bean, 1880)

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Ictalurus dugesii
[Lerma catfish]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 165 cm TL
Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Ictalurus furcatus
[Blue catfish]

Photo by Sneegas, G.W.

North America
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858)

Photo by Sneegas, G.W.
 
Ictalurus lupus
[Headwater catfish]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 73 cm SL
 
Ictalurus meridionalis
[Southern blue catfish]
No picture found
Central America
 
Ictalurus mexicanus
[Rio Verde catfish]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Central America

Ictalurus ochoterenai (de Buen, 1946)

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Ictalurus ochoterenai
[Chapala catfish]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 57 cm TL
Ictalurus pricei (Rutter, 1896)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Ictalurus pricei
[Yaqui catfish]

Photo by Lovshin, L.

North America
Max. Length 132 cm TL
Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)

Photo by Lovshin, L.
 
Ictalurus punctatus
[Channel catfish]
10 Species of Family Ictaluridae with Genus Ictalurus
(North American freshwater catfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1904 Ictalurus australis Pánuco catfish Central America
1899 Ictalurus balsanus Balsas catfish Central America
1880 Ictalurus dugesii Lerma catfish Central America
1840 Ictalurus furcatus Blue catfish North America 165 TL
1858 Ictalurus lupus Headwater catfish North America 48 TL
1864 Ictalurus meridionalis Southern blue catfish Central America 73 SL
1904 Ictalurus mexicanus Rio Verde catfish Central America
1946 Ictalurus ochoterenai Chapala catfish Central America
1896 Ictalurus pricei Yaqui catfish North America 57 TL
1818 Ictalurus punctatus Channel catfish North America 132 TL



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