Specimen Information

Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus catus
(White Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34932
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus
Common NameWhite Catfish
StateMA
Localitylower Connecticut River drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
Map
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Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:103
Author:Hartel, K.E.
Date:1992
Title:Non-native fishes known from Massachusetts freshwaters.
Journal:Occasional Reports of the MCZ Fish Department
Volume:2
Pages:1-9
Reference 2
Ref. Number:704
Author:Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
Publisher:Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Pages:95 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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