Specimen Information

Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus catus
(White Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID36137
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus
Common NameWhite Catfish
StateMO
LocalityMississippi River on Illinois border; at Perry/Cape Girardeau County border
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
HUC8 Number07140105
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked escaped
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1737
Author:Pflieger, W.L.
Date:1997
Title:The fishes of Missouri.
Publisher:Missouri Department of Conservation
Pages:372 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:105
Author:Smith, P.W.
Date:1979
Title:The fishes of Illinois.
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Pages:314 pp
Commentsstocked in fee-fishing lakes and other private waters, specimens make be escapees from such situations
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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