Specimen Information

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus furcatus
(Blue Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1401680
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus
Common NameBlue Catfish
StateTX
LocalityMiddle Brazos-Palo Pinto drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameMiddle Brazos-Palo Pinto
HUC8 Number12060201
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24437
Author:Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.
Date:2011
Title:Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. 2nd edition.
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages:663 pp
Commentsper Page and Burr 2011
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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