Specimen Information

Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus catus
(White Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID270646
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus
Common NameWhite Catfish
StateIL
CountyWhiteside
LocalityMississippi River, Whiteside County
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCopperas-Duck
HUC8 Number07080101
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1664
Author:Burr, B.M., and L.M. Page.
Date:1986
Title:Zoogeography of the fishes of the lower Ohio-upper Mississippi basin.
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons
Pages:287-324
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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