Specimen Information

Ictalurus punctatus
Ictalurus punctatus
(Channel Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28229
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciespunctatus
Common NameChannel Catfish
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalityLake Cuyamaca, near San Diego
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Diego
HUC8 Number18070304
HUC10 NameUpper San Diego River
HUC10 Number1807030405
HUC12 NameBoulder Creekb
HUC12 Number180703040503
Map
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Collection Year1894
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
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
Commentsabundant No species given, but channel catfish were stocked here in 1891.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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