Specimen Information

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus furcatus
(Blue Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID26465
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus
Common NameBlue Catfish
StateAL
LocalityConecuh drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Conecuh
HUC8 Number03140301
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
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: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
CommentsGlodek says not native; Mettee et al give locations
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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