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Headwater Catfish

Ictalurus lupus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 75, February 72, March 81, April 155, May 95, June 46, July 41, August 43, September 51, October 54, November 70, December 68.
United States955
Texas851
New Mexico104
Mexico1
Tamaulipas1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Headwater Catfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.