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Ictaluridae
White catfish
Ameiurus catus
Pale chin barbels meet a gently forked rounded tail
- White
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- Fusiform
- Large
- Tropical fish
White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
LargeWhite catfish is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Ictaluridae
- Genus
- Ameiurus
- Maximum length
- 95 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: Rivers of the Atlantic coastal states of USA from Florida to New York.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
