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 …

The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), known informally as the "channel cat", is North America's most abundant catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska …

Feb 5, 2025 · Ictalurus punctatus. This is North America’s most popular and populated catfish, residing in lakes, rivers, swamps and even high up in estuaries with lower salinity.

Channel catfish are a popular recreational ?sh and are managed by state recreational ?shing regulations through creel and size limits. The common length for channel catfish is 22 inches …

Native Range: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River drainage), and Missouri-Mississippi River basins from southern Quebec to southern Manitoba and Montana south to …

Oct 23, 2017 · CHANNEL CATFISH Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818) Identification: The Channel Catfish varies greatly in color. Most individuals have scattered black spots on a silver …

Possibly native on Atlantic and Gulf slopes from Susquehanna River to Neuse River, and from Savannah River to Lake Okeechobee, Florida, and west to northern Mexico and eastern New …

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Ictalurus punctatus, commonly known as the channel catfish, is a long slender fish with a native range extending from southern Canada and the central USA to Mexico. It is much used in …

Introduced in Atlantic Slope drainages, western states, and Minnesota. Inhabits deep water of impoundments and main channels and backwaters of medium to large rivers, over mud, sand …