Ictalurus lupus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Ictalurus |
| Species: | I. lupus
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| Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858)
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Ictalurus lupus (the bagre lobo or headwater catfish) is a species of catfish in the family Ictaluridae.[2] It resembles the closely related channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), but is smaller, lacks spots, and has a caudal fin with a shallower fork, and grows to a total length of 48 cm (19 in).[3] It is found in Northeastern Mexico and the Southwestern United States.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ NatureServe (2019). "Ictalurus lupus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10768A129995503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10768A129995503.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "headwater catfish Ictalurus lupus". txstate.fishesoftexas.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Headwater Catfish". Florida Museum. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Ictalurus lupus". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Kelsch, Steven W (September 1990). "Distribution of the Headwater Catfish Ictalurus lupus (Osteichthyes: Ictaluridae)". The Southwestern Naturalist. 35: 292–297 – via JSTOR.
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- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Ictalurus
- Freshwater fish of Mexico
- Freshwater fish of the United States
- Fish of the Western United States
- Fauna of the Rio Grande valleys
- Fish described in 1858
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