''Ictalurus'' is a
genus of
North American freshwater catfish
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es. 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.
Species
Currently, 10 species in this genus are recognized:
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Ictalurus australis''
( Meek, 1904) (Panuco catfish)
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Ictalurus balsanus''
( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Balsas catfish)
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Ictalurus dugesii''
( T. H. Bean, 1880) (Lerma catfish)
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Ictalurus furcatus''
( Valenciennes, 1840) (blue catfish)
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Ictalurus lupus''
( Girard, 1858) (headwater catfish)
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Ictalurus meridionalis''
( Günther, 1864)
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Ictalurus mexicanus
''Ictalurus mexicanus'', the Rio Verde catfish, is a species of North American freshwater catfish, endemic to the Pánuco River basin (notably Rio Verde) in Mexico
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( Meek, 1904) (Rio Verde catfish)
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Ictalurus ochoterenai
''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 genetic ...
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( F. de Buen, 1946) (Chapala catfish)
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Ictalurus pricei
''Ictalurus pricei'', the Yaqui catfish, is a species of North American freshwater catfish native to Mexico and Arizona.
Description
The coloration of the Yaqui catfish is dark gray to black dorsally, and white to grayish beneath. The barbells ...
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( Rutter, 1896) (Yaqui catfish)
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Ictalurus punctatus
The channel catfish (''Ictalurus punctatus'') is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United Stat ...
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( Rafinesque, 1818) (channel catfish)
Four fossil species also are assigned to this genus:
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Ictalurus echinatus
''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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Ictalurus lambda
''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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Ictalurus rhaeas
''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 genetic ...
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Ictalurus spodius''
References
External links
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Catfish genome database (cBARBEL)
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Extant Oligocene first appearances
Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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