| Specimen ID | 37020 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Ictalurus |
| Species | punctatus |
| Common Name | Channel Catfish |
| State | NC |
| Locality | Cape Fear (HUC6) non-specific |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | HUC6 |
| HUC8 Name | Cape Fear |
| HUC8 Number | 03030000 |
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| Collection Year | 1991 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for sport | stocked for food |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 162 |
| Author: | Menhinick, E.F. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | The freshwater fishes of North Carolina |
| Publisher: | North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission |
| Pages: | 227 pp |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 14432 |
| Author: | Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina, Wilmington. |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Title: | Nonnative fishes of the Cape Fear River system. |
| Publisher: | Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina, Wilmington. |
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| Comments | Probably introduced; Ref 14432 says introduced in early 1900's (Smith 1907) Channel catfish were introduced into the Cape Fear in the early 1900's (Smith 1907). A small but stable population was established that persisted through the 1970's. In recent years, however, this species has shown "reductions in relative abundance since the introduction of the blue and flathead catfishes."(Moser and Roberts 1998). The decline is likely due to competition with blue catfish. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
