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Ictalurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Siluriformes

Scientific name
  
Ictalurus

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ictaluridae

Higher classification
  
Ictaluridae

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Lower classifications
  
Channel catfish, Blue catfish, Bagre de yaqui, Ictalurus lupus, Bagre de rio verde

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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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Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Ictalurus australis (Meek, 1904) (Panuco catfish)
  • Ictalurus balsanus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Balsas catfish)
  • Ictalurus dugesii (T. H. Bean, 1880) (Lerma catfish)
  • Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Blue catfish)
  • Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858) (Headwater catfish)
  • Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther, 1864)
  • Ictalurus mexicanus (Meek, 1904) (Rio Verde catfish)
  • Ictalurus ochoterenai (F. de Buen, 1946) (Chapala catfish)
  • Ictalurus pricei (Rutter, 1896) (Yaqui catfish)
  • Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) (Channel catfish)

    • There are also four fossil species assigned to this genus:

  • †Ictalurus echinatus
  • †Ictalurus lambda
  • †Ictalurus rhaeas
  • †Ictalurus spodius

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    References

    Ictalurus Wikipedia
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