Specimen Information

Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus catus
(White Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39917
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus
Common NameWhite Catfish
StateOH
CountyJefferson
LocalityOhio River at New Cumberland Locks and Dam, near Stratton, Knox Township
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Ohio
HUC8 Number05030101
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month9
Collection Year1968
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:2
Author:Trautman, M.B.
Date:1981
Title:The fishes of Ohio.
Publisher:Ohio State University Press
Pages:782 pp
CommentsSeveral dozen others were also collected.
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalmuseum
Museum Cat NumberOSUM 15253
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Size70 & 83 mm


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