Summary ⁴

Ictalurus catus, also known as the white catfish or white bullhead, is a member of the family Ictaluridae of the order Siluriformes.

Biology ⁵

Sluggish, mud-bottomed pools, open channels, and backwaters of small to large rivers; also in lakes and impoundments. Feeds on wide variety of fishes, insects and crustaceans (Ref. 27549).

Sources and Credits

1. anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/usfws/whitecatfish/medium.jpg
2. (c) James Dowling-Healey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/james_dowlinghealey/Ameiuruscatus/medium.jpg
3. (c) Wikimedia Commons, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ameiurus_catus.jpg/460px-Ameiurus_catus.jpg
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameiurus_catus
5. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/32416009

More Info

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• Animal Diversity Web
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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