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Ictalurus
''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 genetics of ''Ictalurus'' species. Distribution Members of this genus are primarily found in the Mississippi River basin & peninsular Florida, and range south to southern Mexico, where several range-restricted species are known. Some species, such as the channel and blue catfish, have been introduced to parts of North America west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Appalachian Mountains, where they are otherwise not native. However, the fossil species ''Ictalurus countermani'', known from the Miocene of Maryland, suggests that this genus did naturally inhabit the Atlantic-draining rivers east of the Appalachians during the Neogene. Species Currently, 10 species in this genus are recognized: * '' Ictalurus australis'' ( Meek, 1904) (Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel Catfish
The channel catfish (''Ictalurus punctatus''), known informally as the "channel cat", is a species of catfish native to North America. They are North America's most abundant catfish species, and the official state fish of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Tennessee. The channel catfish is the most fished species of catfish in the United States, with around 8 million anglers angling them per year. The popularity of channel catfish for food has contributed to the rapid expansion of this species' aquaculture in the United States. It has also been widely introduced to Europe, Asia and South America, and many countries consider it an invasive species. Evolution The channel catfish appears to be a rather old species that has persisted for nearly 20 million years, as fossil remains assigned to it are abundant in numerous geological formations of central North America from the Miocene onwards. Fossil remains of the channel catfish are known from the Sheep Creek, Runningwater, Valentin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 genetics of ''Ictalurus'' species. Distribution Members of this genus are primarily found in the Mississippi River basin & peninsular Florida, and range south to southern Mexico, where several range-restricted species are known. Some species, such as the channel and blue catfish, have been introduced to parts of North America west of the Rocky Mountains and east of the Appalachian Mountains, where they are otherwise not native. However, the fossil species ''Ictalurus countermani'', known from the Miocene of Maryland, suggests that this genus did naturally inhabit the Atlantic-draining rivers east of the Appalachians during the Neogene. Species Currently, 10 species in this genus are recognized: * '' Ictalurus australis'' ( Meek, 1904) (Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Catfish
The blue catfish (''Ictalurus furcatus'') is a large species of North American catfish, reaching a length of and a weight of . The continent's largest catfish, it can live to 20 years, with a typical fish being between and . Native distribution is primarily in the Mississippi River and Louisiana drainage systems, including the Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Arkansas Rivers, the Des Moines River in south-central Iowa, the Rio Grande, and south along the Gulf Coast to Belize and Guatemala. An omnivorous predator, it has been introduced in a number of reservoirs and rivers, notably the Santee Cooper lakes of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie in South Carolina, the James River in Virginia, Powerton Lake in Pekin, Illinois, and Lake Springfield in Springfield, Illinois. It is also found in some lakes in Florida. The blue catfish can tolerate brackish water, and thus can colonize along inland waterways of coastal regions. It is considered invasive in some areas, particularly the Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ictalurus Lupus
''Ictalurus lupus'' (the bagre lobo or headwater catfish) is a species of catfish in the family Ictaluridae. It resembles the closely related channel catfish (''Ictalurus punctatus''), but is smaller, lacks spots, and has a caudal fin with a shallower fork, and grows to a fish measurement, total length of . It is found in Northeastern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. References Ictalurus, lupus Freshwater fish of Mexico Freshwater fish of the United States Fish of the Western United States Fauna of the Rio Grande valleys Fish described in 1858 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ictalurus Balsanus
''Ictalurus balsanus'' (the Balsas catfish) is found in the Rio Balsas drainage, which it is named after. The Balsas catfish is at threat from the introduced Channel catfish The channel catfish (''Ictalurus punctatus''), known informally as the "channel cat", is a species of catfish native to North America. They are North America's most abundant catfish species, and the official state fish of Kansas, Missouri, Nebra .... The first measurements taking of Ictalurus balsanus showed that the catfish is between 10 and 60 centimeters. References balsanus Fish described in 1899 Freshwater fish of Mexico {{catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ictalurus Mexicanus
The Rio Verde catfish (''Ictalurus mexicanus'') is a species of North American freshwater catfish endemic to the Pánuco River basin (notably Rio Verde) in San Luis Potosí, Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... References Ictalurus Freshwater fish of Mexico Vulnerable biota of Mexico Vulnerable fauna of North America Vulnerable fish Fish described in 1904 Taxa named by Seth Eugene Meek Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ictalurus Australis
''Ictalurus australis'', the Panuco catfish, is a species of North American freshwater catfish, endemic to the Panuco River basin in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... References * Ictalurus Fish of Central America Freshwater fish of Mexico Fish described in 1904 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoology, zoologist. Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. His study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology. He also carried out diverse systematic classifications, linking fossil and current species. He worked with Cuvier on the 22-volume "''Histoire Naturelle des Poissons''" (Natural History of Fish) (1828–1848), carrying on alone after Cuvier died in 1832. In 1832, he succeeded Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) as chair of ''Histoire naturelle des mollusques, des vers et des zoophytes'' at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Early in his career, he was given the task of classifying animals described by Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) during his travels in the American tropics (1799 to 1803), and a lasting friendship was established between the two men. He is the binomial authority for many species of fish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
