Ictalurus lupus
| Ictalurus lupus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Ictalurus |
| Species: | I. lupus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858) | |
Ictalurus lupus (the bagre lobo or headwater catfish) is a species of catfish in the family Ictaluridae. It resembles the closely related channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), but is smaller, lacks spots, and has a caudal fin with a shallower fork and grows to a length of 48 centimetres (19 in) TL. It is found in Northeastern Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
Sources
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Ictalurus lupus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Ictalurus lupus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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