Biology:Ictalurus balsanus

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Short description: Species of fish

Ictalurus balsanus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Genus: Ictalurus
Species:
I. balsanus
Binomial name
Ictalurus balsanus
(Jordan & Snyder, 1899)[1]
Synonyms

Istlarius balsanus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899), Istlarius balsanus occidentalis (de Buen, 1946)[2]

Ictalurus balsanus (the Balsas catfish) is found in the Rio Balsas drainage, which it is named after.[3][4][5] The Balsas catfish is at threat from the introduced Channel catfish.[6] The first measurements taking of Ictalurus balsanus showed that the catfish is between 10 and 60 centimeters.[7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5615878 entry