Scientific Name
Ictalurus punctatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
CHANNEL CATFISH
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Ostariophysi |
| Order | Siluriformes |
| Family | Ictaluridae |
| Genus | Ictalurus |
| Species | Ictalurus punctatus |
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Tags
- Historical
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Park Rank Tags
-
Park infrequent
Formerly from lower Abrams creek, common in reservoirs managed by the park (Simbeck, 1990)
- Park historic
Taxa Group Tags
- Fish
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Some authors have included I. LUPUS in this species. The ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS group in Mexico is in need of revision (Lundberg 1992). See Lundberg (1992) for a synthesis of recent work on the systematic relationships of ictalurid catfishes. STATUS: Native, Historic;; ; Work Notes: Impoundments/reservoirs; General Notes: Impoundments/reservoirs Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/7c71dbeaf5de4d7f8dfb0c171a095def;
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