Specimen Information

Ictalurus punctatus
Ictalurus punctatus
(Channel Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID37912
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciespunctatus
Common NameChannel Catfish
StateNJ
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameMid-Atlantic Region
HUC8 Number02000000
Map
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Collection Year1905
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:55
Author:Morse, S.R.
Date:1905
Title:Fresh and salt water fish found in the waters of New Jersey. Part I.
Journal:Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum.
Publisher:MacCrellish and Quigley, State Province Trenton, NJ.
CommentsCollected from ponds and streams that would dry up in the summer.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked11000


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