Specimen Information

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus furcatus
(Blue Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID31960
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus
Common NameBlue Catfish
StateFL
CountyOkaloosa
LocalityMetts Pond on Eglin Air Force Base in the panhandle, western Okaloosa County
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameYellow
HUC8 Number03140103
HUC10 NameLower Yellow River
HUC10 Number0314010308
HUC12 NameBoiling Creek
HUC12 Number031401030805
Map
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Collection Year1968
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:685
Author:Anonymous
Date:1968
Title:Fishing guide for waters in and around Eglin Air Force Base.
Publisher:Conservation and Beautification Committee, Eglin Air Force Base.
Pages:57 pp
Commentsexperimentally stocked
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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