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Scientific Name
Ictalurus punctatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Park
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
channel catfish
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderOstariophysi
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyIctaluridae
GenusIctalurus
SpeciesIctalurus punctatus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Found on 7/7/2015 during snakehead study. Report still in the works.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Introduced along the Atlantic Slope from the Mississippi Drainage
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
amhay@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/14/2016 12:37:06 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: COMMON IN POTOMAC RIVER, Park Species Data Source: Converted from ROCR Fish.xls file by I & M Office.
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