Specimen Information

Ictalurus punctatus
Ictalurus punctatus
(Channel Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28013
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciespunctatus
Common NameChannel Catfish
StateAZ
CountyGila
LocalityRoosevelt Lake on Salt River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Salt
HUC8 Number15060103
HUC10 NameSalt River-Theodore Roosevelt Lake
HUC10 Number1506010309
HUC12 NameCottonwood Creek-Salt River
HUC12 Number150601030910
Map
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Collection Year1938
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:124
Author:Miller, R.R., and C.H. Lowe.
Date:1967
Title:Part 2: an annotated check list of the fishes of Arizona 
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Pages:133-151
CommentsAccording to T.T. Frazier, stocked in Salt River at crossing of US Highway 60 in 1938 and soon became abundant.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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