Specimen Information

Ictalurus punctatus
Ictalurus punctatus
(Channel Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28204
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciespunctatus
Common NameChannel Catfish
StateCA
LocalityFeather River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHoncut Headwaters-Lower Feather
HUC8 Number18020159
Map
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Collection Year1891
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32
Author:Smith, H.M.
Date:1896
Title:A review of the history and results of the attempts to acclimatize fish and other water animals in the Pacific states.
Journal:Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
Volume:15
Pages:379-472
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13709
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:2002
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press
Pages:502 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked250


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