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Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 1,753, February 1,677, March 1,905, April 3,614, May 2,214, June 1,075, July 967, August 998, September 1,186, October 1,263, November 1,645, December 1,594.
United States82,479
Texas19,890
Pennsylvania6,824
Georgia6,590
New Mexico5,052
Canada4,803
Ontario4,273
Utah2,706
Alabama2,611
Ohio2,599

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderCatfishes · Siluriformes
FamilyNorth American Freshwater Catfishes · Ictaluridae
GenusIctalurus

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