Specimen Information

Ictalurus punctatus
Ictalurus punctatus
(Channel Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28014
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciespunctatus
Common NameChannel Catfish
StateAZ
CountyYuma
LocalityYuma
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number15030107
Map
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Collection Year1967
Year AccuracyActual
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
Commentsthought to be first channel catfish caught in AZ, but possibly introduced in 1913 or 1906.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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