Specimen Information

Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus catus
(White Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID26456
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus
Common NameWhite Catfish
StateAL
CountyGeneva
LocalityChoctawhatchee drainage at state line
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Choctawhatchee
HUC8 Number03140203
HUC10 NameEast Pittman Creek-Choctawhatchee River
HUC10 Number0314020301
HUC12 NameEast Pittman Creek-Choctawhatchee River
HUC12 Number031402030105
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1563
Author:Mettee, M.F., P.E. O'Neil, and J.M. Pierson.
Date:1996
Title:Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin.
Publisher:Oxmoor House, Inc, Birmingham, AL.
Pages:820 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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