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Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Channel CatfishIctalurus punctatus
White CatfishAmeiurus catus
Hardhead CatfishAriopsis felis
European CarpCyprinus carpio
Flathead CatfishPylodictis olivaris
Lesser Salmon CatfishNeoarius graeffei
CattieTandanus tandanus
Black BullheadAmeiurus melas
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 15,810 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7,398 |
| South Carolina | 2,145 |
| Louisiana | 1,081 |
| Oklahoma | 1,035 |
| Alabama | 868 |
| Virginia | 557 |
| Georgia | 497 |
| Mississippi | 418 |
| Maryland | 385 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Catfishes · Siluriformes |
| Family | North American Freshwater Catfishes · Ictaluridae |
| Genus | Ictalurus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Blue Catfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.