Specimen Information

Ictalurus punctatus
Ictalurus punctatus
(Channel Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID37925
GroupFishes
GenusIctalurus
Speciespunctatus
Common NameChannel Catfish
StateNJ
CountyMorris
LocalityLake Hopatcong
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Delaware-Musconetcong
HUC8 Number02040105
HUC10 NameMusconetcong River
HUC10 Number0204010505
HUC12 NameLake Hopatcong-Upper Musconetcong River
HUC12 Number020401050501
Map
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Collection Year1905
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:57
Author:Fowler, H.W.
Date:1906
Title:The Fishes of New Jersey in Annual Report to the New Jersey State Museum for 1905.
Journal:Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum
Publisher:MacCrellish and Quigley, State Province Trenton, NJ.
Pages:35-477
CommentsDescribed as Ameiurus lacustris, the lake catfish
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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