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Species catalog

Blue catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) belongs to the family Ictaluridae. Habitat: fresh water.

Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), illustration

Profile

Scientific nameIctalurus furcatus
FamilyIctaluridae
HabitatFresh water
GroupCatfish
Regional lists in FishincUSA and Canada freshwater

Identifying features

  • Large, scaleless catfish with a humped back in front of the dorsal fin
  • Deeply forked tail
  • Eight barbels
  • Long straight-edged anal fin
  • Slate-blue to grey back, silvery-white belly
  • No spots

Blue catfish in other languages

LanguageName
GermanBlauer Katzenwels
FrenchPoisson-chat bleu
PolishSumik błękitny
CzechSumeček velký
HungarianKék harcsa

More species in the family Ictaluridae

Black bullheadAmeiurus melas
Brown bullheadAmeiurus nebulosus
Channel catfishIctalurus punctatus
Flathead catfishPylodictis olivaris

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