Specimen Information

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus furcatus
(Blue Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1401727
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus
Common NameBlue Catfish
StateOK
LocalityLower Canadian drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameLower Canadian
HUC8 Number11090204
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:1668
Author:Cross, F.B., R.L. Mayden, and J.D. Stewart.
Date:1986
Title:Fishes in the western Mississippi basin (Missouri, Arkansas and Red Rivers).
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons
Pages:363-412
Commentsper Cross et al. 1986; not present.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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