Specimen Information

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus furcatus
(Blue Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID163604
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus
Common NameBlue Catfish
StateID
CountyWashington
LocalityBrownlee Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBrownlee Reservoir
HUC8 Number17050201
HUC10 NameRock Creek-Snake River
HUC10 Number1705020103
HUC12 NameJackson Gulch-Snake River
HUC12 Number170502010307
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14147
Author:Anonymous
Date:2004
Title:Idaho warm water fish.
Journal:Idaho Fish n Hunt
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13708
Author:Wydoski, R.S., and R.R. Whitney.
Date:2003
Title:Inland Fishes of Washington. Second Edition.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle.
Pages:322 pp
Commentssparse population make them a rare catch; Wydoski and Whitney (2003) say none collected since they were introduced in 1985
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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