Specimen Information

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus furcatus
(Blue Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1401720
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus
Common NameBlue Catfish
StateTX
LocalitySan Marcos drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameSan Marcos
HUC8 Number12100203
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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