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Ictalurus
Rafinesque, 1820
(fish)
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Ictaluridae (Family) - North American freshwater catfishes
..Ameiurus (Genus)
..Noturus (Genus)
..Prietella (Genus)
..Pylodictis (Genus)
..Satan (Genus)
..Trogloglanis (Genus)
..Ictalurus (Genus)
....Ictalurus australis (Species)
....Ictalurus balsanus (Species)
....Ictalurus dugesii (Species)
....Ictalurus furcatus (Species) - blue catfish
....†Ictalurus leidyi (Species)
....Ictalurus lupus (Species) - headwater catfish
....Ictalurus mexicanus (Species)
....Ictalurus ochoterenai (Species)
....Ictalurus pricei (Species) - Yaqui catfish
....Ictalurus punctatus (Species) - channel catfish
Authorship
Original name
:
Rafinesque, 1820. Western Review, 2 (6), 356; 1820 [Dec.], Ichth. Ohiensis, 61.
Types
Type of
:
Ictaluridae
(Family)
Gill, 1861
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025; [<9 Jun 2025].
[inferred]
Type of
:
Ictaluroidea
(Superfamily)
Gill, 1861
Variants
Different spelling
:
Ictaluras
(Genus)
Homonyms
Junior homonym (unavailable)
:
Ictalurus
(Genus)
orth. inval.
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: [<9 Jun 2025].
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