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The list of mammals of Kansas comprises 100 mammals recorded in the U.S. state of Kansas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It includes both native and introduced species which can have a negative impact on the ecosystem but does not include domesticated animals. [ 3 ]
The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), known informally as the "channel cat", is North America's most abundant catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Tennessee. The channel catfish is the most fished species of catfish in the United States, with around 8 million anglers angeling them per year
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:
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Catfish are found in a variety of habitats, from lakes or murky ponds to drainage ditches. They are scarce during the day, but come out at night to feed, searching the bottom of a lake or river for food. [13] They eat insects, leeches, snails, fish, clams, and many plants. They are also known to eat corn, which can be used as bait.
Northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon) eating a catfish An Atlantic puffin with a mouth full of lesser sand eels. A piscivore (/ ˈ p ɪ s ɪ v ɔːr /) is a carnivorous animal that primarily eats fish. The name piscivore is derived from Latin piscis ' fish ' and vorō ' to devour '.
Taste buds on the barbels tell the yellow bullhead whether or not contact is made with edible prey. They typically feed at night on a variety of plant and animal material, both live and dead, most commonly consisting of worms, [3] insects, snails, minnows, clams, crayfish, other small aquatic organisms, plant matter, and decaying animal matter ...
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