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Bony fish

White Catfish

Ameiurus catus

Also known as: Blue Catfish, Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Madtom, North American Catfish, White Bullhead

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2013
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@jfreese · Octoraro Resivior, United States · July 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found in sluggish waters, over mud bottoms, of open channels, lakes, pools, and backwaters, of small to large rivers.
Widespread North America

These catfish are a sport fish and an important food fish.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in sluggish waters, over mud bottoms, of open channels, lakes, pools, and backwaters, of small to large rivers.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSiluriformes
    5. familyIctaluridae
    6. genusAmeiurus
    7. speciesAmeiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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