FishincSpecies catalog
Channel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) belongs to the family Ictaluridae. Habitat: fresh water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Ictalurus punctatus |
|---|---|
| Family | Ictaluridae |
| Habitat | Fresh water |
| Group | Catfish |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Mexico and Central America freshwater, USA and Canada freshwater |
Identifying features
- Slender, scaleless catfish
- Deeply forked tail
- Eight barbels
- Small adipose fin
- Bluish-grey to olive back and silvery flanks with scattered small black spots
- White belly
Channel catfish in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Getüpfelter Gabelwels, Channel Catfish |
| French | Barbue de rivière |
| Spanish | Bagre de canal |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Bagre de canal, Bagre |
| Italian | Channel |
| Portuguese | Bagre-americano |
| Dutch | Kanaalmeerval |
| Polish | Sum kanałowy, Sumik kanałowy |
| Swedish | Prickig dvärgmal |
| Hungarian | Pettyes harcsa, Csatorna harcsa |
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