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Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Siluriformes
family
Ictaluridae
genus
Ictalurus
species
Ictalurus punctatus

Name

Synonyms
Ichthaelurus robustus Jordan, 1877
Ictalurus anguilla Evermann & Kendall, 1898
Ictalurus okeechobeensis Heilprin, 1887
Ictalurus simpsonii Gill, 1861
Pimelodus argyrus Rafinesque, 1820
Pimelodus caudafurcatus Lesueur, 1819
Pimelodus furcifer Valenciennes, 1840
Pimelodus gracilis Hough, 1852
Pimelodus graciosus Girard, 1859
Pimelodus hammondii Abbott, 1861
Pimelodus houghi Girard, 1859
Pimelodus megalops Girard, 1859
Pimelodus nigricans Lesueur, 1819
Pimelodus notatus Abbott, 1861
Pimelodus olivaceus Girard, 1858
Pimelodus vulpes Girard, 1858
Silurus argentinus Rafinesque, 1820
Silurus borealis Richardson, 1836
Silurus cerulescens melanurus Rafinesque, 1820
Silurus cerulescens var. melanurus Rafinesque, 1820
Homonyms
Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Common names
Amerikaanse meerval in Dutch
Azul in Spanish
Bagre americano in Portuguese
Bagre de canal in Spanish
Bagre de canal in Spanish
Bagre de canal, channel catfish in language.
Barbue d'Amérique in French
Barbue de rivière in French
Barbue de rivière in French
Barbú moteado in Spanish
Catfish in English
Catfish in English
Channel Catfish in English
Channel Catfish in English
Channel Catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Channel catfish in English
Getüpfelter Gabelwels in German
Getüpfelter Gabelwels in German
Graceful Catfish in English
Graceful catfish in English
Kanalen som in Bulgarian
Kanalmalle in Danish
Marmorwels in German
Pesce gatto punteggiato in Italian
Pesce gatto punteggiato in Italian
Pilkkupiikkimonni in Finnish
Pilkkupiikkimonni in Finnish
Plettet dværgmalle in Danish
Prickig dvärgmal in Swedish
Pyatnistyi in Russian
Somik kanalnyj in Belarusian
Somn de canal in Romanian
Somn de canal in language.
Somn patat in language.
Somn patat in Romanian
Sumeček tečkovaný in Czech
bagre de canal in Spanish
barbue de rivière in French
channel catfish in language.

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