Specimen Information

Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus catus
(White Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1401619
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus
Common NameWhite Catfish
StateFL
LocalityChoctawhatchee River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Choctawhatchee
HUC8 Number03140203
Map
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Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:666
Author:Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr
Date:1991
Title:A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Company
Volume:42
Pages:432 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1563
Author:Mettee, M.F., P.E. O'Neil, and J.M. Pierson.
Date:1996
Title:Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin.
Publisher:Oxmoor House, Inc, Birmingham, AL.
Pages:820 pp
CommentsPage and Burr 1991, Boschung and Mayden suggest native to Choctawatchee; Mettee et al (1996) suggest that Alabama records outside of Chattahoochee are introductions.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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