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 total length of 48 cm (19 in). It is found in Northeastern Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ictaluridae |
Genus: | Ictalurus |
Species: | I. lupus |
Binomial name | |
Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858) | |
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References
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Ictalurus lupus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Ictalurus lupus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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