Ictalurus punctatus
Ictalurus punctatus
(Channel Catfish)
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21 results for Ictalurus punctatus (Channel Catfish)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
748322 AZNavajoLittle Colorado River about 3 mi. E of Holbrook, Hwy. 180.1976 15020002 Upper Little Coloradoestablished
28901 CA Colorado drainage1976 15030100 Lower Coloradoestablished
28895 CA L.A. Basin1976 18070105 Los Angelesestablished
28891 CA Owens drainage1976 18090103 Owens Lakeestablished
28893 CA San Diego drainage1976 18070304 San Diegoestablished
28889 CA Central Valley drainage1976 18020125 Upper Yubaestablished
28892 CA Mojave drainage1976 18090208 Mojaveestablished
28898 CA Salton Sea drainage1976 18100204 Salton Seaestablished
28897 CA state non-specific1976 18000000 California Regionestablished
28890 CALakeClear Lake drainage1976 18020116 Upper Cacheestablished
28896 CASanta BarbaraSt. Maria-St. Ynez drainage1976 18060008 Santa Mariaestablished
28887 CAShasta/ModocPit River drainage1976 18020000 Upper Sacramentoestablished
31198 DE coastal plain portion of the Delmarva1976 02040207 Broadkill-Smyrnaestablished
35162 MD Blue Ridge, ridge and valley, Great Valley1976 02070009 Monocacyestablished
35161 MD coastal plain of southern Maryland1976 02040303 Chincoteagueestablished
35160 MD coastal plain portion of the Delmarva1976 02080110 Tangierestablished
35159 MD Potomac (HUC6) non-specific1976 02070000 Potomacestablished
36861 NC state non-specific1976  collected
748318 UTGrandColorado River, 3.0 mi. N of Moab along right bank.1976 14030005 Upper Colorado-Kane Springsestablished
748317 UTGrandGreen River at town of Green River, US Hwys. 6 & 50.1976 14060008 Lower Greenestablished
748401 UTSan JuanSan Juan River at Mexican Hat, US Hwy. 163.1976 14080205 Lower San Juanestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/23/2026].

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