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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
Channel shiner (Notropis wickliffi) O; Silverjaw minnow (Ericymba buccata) O,N,P; Pugnose minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae) O, extinct in West Virginia; Suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis) O; Kanawha minnow (Phenacobius teretulus) N, rare; Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster) O; Mountain redbelly dace (Chrosomus oreas) O,N,J
Noturus exilis, also called the slender madtom, is a species of the catfish family Ictaluridae. Ictaluridae includes bullheads, madtoms, channel catfish, and blue catfish. Noturus exilis is found in the central portion of the Mississippi River basin, but is most abundant in Ozarkian streams. [2]
The Ictaluridae, sometimes called ictalurids, are a family of catfish native to North America, where they are an important food source and sometimes fished for sport.The family includes about 51 species, some commonly known as bullheads, madtoms, channel catfish, and blue catfish.
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 ...
It includes the well-known channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus). The catfish genome database (cBARBEL) is a database for the genetics of Ictalurus species. [ 1 ]
Adult redtail chubs feed primarily on aquatic invertebrates, including small mollusks, insects, earthworms, and crustaceans. [3] A potential predator of the redtail chub is the channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, which has been found preying on related species in Pennsylvania.