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Ictalurus furcatus<br />

Taxon: Ray-finned fish<br />

Kingdom: Animalia<br />

Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Chordata<br />

Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Pisces Class: Actinopterygii<br />

Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Superorder: Ostariophysi<br />

Order: Siluriformes Suborder: Infraorder:<br />

Superfamily: Family: Ictaluridae Subfamily:<br />

Also Known As (Name - Type): Common Names:<br />

Ictalurus meridionalis Synonym blue catfish<br />

Pimelodus furcatus Synonym<br />

Type Locality: New Orleans, Louisiana, <strong>US</strong>A<br />

Ecoregion-level distribution<br />

Master Classifications<br />

Date 1st record: 1980<br />

Loc 1st record: China<br />

Established: Unknown<br />

NWP<br />

Taxonomic Author: (Valenciennes, 1840)<br />

Hawaii<br />

Species ID: 1573<br />

Print Date: 9/9/2012 10:51:38 PM<br />

NEP<br />

1969<br />

San Diego County, CA<br />

Yes<br />

VECTORS<br />

SH MS AF X<br />

ID RE AP REC SF HR O<br />

BW SB HF S/R AE AA IR<br />

A P<br />

X X AO PO<br />

Comments: Ictalurus furcatus primarily inhabits larger rivers and streams though it is occasionally found in brackish<br />

waters. It was intentionally introduced into China in the 1980s for aquaculture (Ma et al., 2003) though no specific<br />

locations were identified.<br />

1572

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