Specimen Information

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus furcatus
(Blue Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1702018
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus
Common NameBlue Catfish
StateKY
CountyMcCracken
LocalityOhio river near Dam 52
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Ohio
HUC8 Number05140206
HUC10 NameMud Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0514020601
HUC12 NameMud Creek-Ohio River
HUC12 Number051402060102
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:38561
Author:Herod, J.J., T.L. Frye, and J.B. Sickel.
Date:1997
Title:Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus; Ictaluridae) predation on the zebra mussel in the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky
Journal:Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science
Volume:58
Issue:2
Pages:96
CommentsCaught by commercial fisherman and used for diet analysis
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected150


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