TN00176 CHANNEL CATFISH ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS
| Species ID | TN00176 |
| Name | CATFISH, CHANNEL |
| Other Common Names | |
| Category | 01 Fish |
| Elcode | |
| Phylum | CHORDATA |
| Subphylum | VERTEBRATA |
| Class | OSTEICHTHYES |
| Subclass | |
| Suborder | |
| Order | SILURIFORMES |
| Family | ICTALURIDAE |
| Genus | ICTALURUS |
| Species | PUNCTATUS |
| Subspecies | |
| Authority | RAFINESQUE 1818 |
| Scientific Name | ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS |
Comments
Other local common names spotted cat, blue cat, fiddler, lady cat, chucklehead cat, willow cat *1187* HYBRIDIZES WITH BLUE CATFISH (HYBRID IS SUPERIOR TO CHANNEL CATFISH IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION) *1522*, SPECIES IS SO VARIABLE THAT FOR MANY YEARS IT WAS REGARDED AS MORE THAN ONE SPECIES *789*, HYBRIDIZES WITH FLATHEAD CATFISH, EXPERIMENTAL CROSSES WITH BLUE CATFISH, WHITE CATFISH, BROWN BULLHEAD, YELLOW BULLHEAD, AND BLACK BULLHEAD*TN5176*