Specimen Information

Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus furcatus
(Blue Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID26467
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciesfurcatus
Common NameBlue Catfish
StateAL
LocalityChoctawhatchee River
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Choctawhatchee
HUC8 Number03140201
Map
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Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statuscollected
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
Commentsescaped from private stocked lake during flood; brood fish
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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