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Channel catfish
| Channel catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Ictalurus |
| Species: | I. punctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)
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| Distribution of Ictalurus punctatus | |
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The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), also called the channel cat, is a species of catfish. It's the official fish of several US states, which are Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Tennessee. In the US, it is the most fished catfish species. [2][3]
It has also been introduced in Europe, Asia and South America, and it's legally considered an invasive species in many countries.
- ↑ NatureServe (2015). "Ictalurus punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 4.1 (4.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ↑ Keenan E (2011). "Length, Weight, and Yield in Channel Catfish, Lake Diane, MI". arXiv:1102.4623 [q-bio.OT].
- ↑ Carlander KD (1969). Handbook of freshwater fishery biology. Vol. 1. Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State University Press.
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