Specimen Information

Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus catus
(White Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID164927
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus
Common NameWhite Catfish
StateAL
CountyChilton
LocalityLay Lake, impoundment on the Coosa River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Coosa
HUC8 Number03150107
HUC10 NamePeckerwood Creek-Coosa River
HUC10 Number0315010705
HUC12 NameSpring Creek-Lay Lake
HUC12 Number031501070503
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14971
Author:Boschung, H.T., Jr., and R.L. Mayden.
Date:2004
Title:Fishes of Alabama.
Publisher:Smithsonian Books
Pages:736 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:14971
Author:Boschung, H.T., Jr., and R.L. Mayden.
Date:2004
Title:Fishes of Alabama.
Publisher:Smithsonian Books
Pages:736 pp
CommentsBoschung and Mayden say established
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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