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Ictalurus punctatus  (Rafinesque, 1818)

Channel catfish
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Native range | All suitable habitat
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Classificação / Names

Actinopterygii (peixes com raios nas barbatanas) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Referência principal

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Max length : 132 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 26550); common length : 57.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 59043); Peso máx. publicado: 26.3 kg (Ref. 4699); Idade máx. registada: 24 anos (Ref. 59043)

Length at first maturity
Lm 36.0  range ? - ? cm

Ambiente

; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 4 - 30; intervalo de profundidade 15 - ? m (Ref. 9988)

Clima / Intervalo

Subtropical; 10°C - 32°C (Ref. 12741), preferred ?; 51°N - 27°N

Distribuição

North America: Central drainages of the United States to southern Canada and northern Mexico.
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções

Descrição suscinta

Usually bluish olive, gray or black on the upper part of the body, becoming white below; dark spots usually scattered along the sides; older males dark in color, the head looking very wide when seen from the top; long barbels surrounding the mouth and the tail deeply forked (Ref. 44091).

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit rivers and streams and prefer clean, well oxygenated water (Ref. 9988), but also in ponds and reservoirs (Ref. 10294, 44091). They feed primarily on small fish, crustaceans (e.g. crayfish), clams and snails; also feed on aquatic insects and small mammals (Ref. 9669, 10294, 44091). Marketed fresh, smoked and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988). Albino form common in the aquarium trade (Ref. 13371).

Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)

Perigo para os humanos

  Potential pest (Ref. 13371)



Uso pelos humanos

Pescarias: altamente comercial; Aquacultura: espécies comerciais; peixe esportivo: sim; Aquário: Espécies comerciais

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Fontes da internet

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278)
4.2   ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resiliência (Ref. 69278)
Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (K=0.06; tmax=16)

Vulnerabilidade (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100)
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766)
Unknown