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The native range of the flathead catfish includes a broad area west of the Appalachian Mountains encompassing large rivers of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio basins. The range extends as far north as Canada, as far west as Texas, and south to the Gulf of Mexico including northeastern Mexico.
There are over 177 species of fish in the US state of Oklahoma, at least 7% of which are not native. [1] Species include: Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) American eel (Anguilla rostrata) American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
The lake sturgeon is near the southern end of its range in Arkansas, more commonly found in the Upper Midwest. [86] Pallid and shovelnose sturgeon live in large, turbid rivers of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain , including the lower Arkansas, Mississippi, and lower White rivers downstream of impoundments.
The North American catfish has acquired an association with American Southern folklore which exceeds its place as a mere food fish. The image of cane-pole fishing for catfish at a proverbial lazy stream has become a stand-by of southern Americana. In some areas, the bullhead is seen as a desirable quarry, for its fighting qualities exceed its size.
The Oklahoma lake record catfish that was caught by noodling weighed 87.85 pounds (39.85 kg), was 53 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (137 cm) long, and 38 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (97 cm) in girth. [12] A typical weight for a flathead catfish caught by noodling is 40 lb (18 kg).
This list is an amalgamation of the works Cross & Collins books Handbook of Fishes of Kansas (1967) and Fishes in Kansas (1995) as well as Current Status of Native Fish Species in Kansas (2005) by multiple authors and the Pocket Guide of Kansas Stream Fishes by Jessica Mounts (2017). The following tags note species in each of those categories:
Blue catfish: Ictalurus furcatus: Rivers and large creeks with fast water over sandy or rocky bottoms Channel catfish: Ictalurus punctatus: Ponds, lakes, moderate-flowing rivers and creeks with sandy or gravel bottoms Mountain madtom: Noturus eleutherus: Large, moderately clear rivers ENDANGERED Stonecat: Noturus flavus: Clear, gravel-bottom ...
A flathead is one of a number of small to medium fish species with notably flat heads, distributed in membership across various genera of the family Platycephalidae. Many species are found in estuaries and the open ocean in the Indo-Pacific , especially most parts of Australia where they are popular sport and table fish .