Channel catfish

Channel catfish
Temporal range:

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Genus: Ictalurus
Species:
I. punctatus
Binomial name
Ictalurus punctatus
(Rafinesque, 1818)
Distribution map
Synonyms
  • Silurus punctatus Rafinesque, 1818
  • Ictalurus decorus Smith, 1961

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.[3][4] It has also been widely introduced to Europe, Asia and South America, and many countries consider it an invasive species.[5][6][7]

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  3. ^ Carlander KD (1969). Handbook of freshwater fishery biology. Vol. 1. Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State University Press.
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  5. ^ Engle, Carole (22 October 2013). "Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish)". Invasive Species Compendium. Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Ictalurus punctatus". Invasive Species of Japan. National Institute for Environmental Studies. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Ictalurus punctatus" (PDF). Catálogo Español de Especies Exóticas Invasoras. Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico. September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

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