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Ictalurus punctatus
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Russian Federation country information
Common names:
Channel catfish, Pyatnistyi, канальный сомик
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 2006
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Was introduced to Russia in 1972 for aquaculture, escaped to the wild and have locally established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Its natural reproduction in the cooling pond of the Cherepet' Power Station has been reported (Ref. 26334). EurRus
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka, 2002
National Database:
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 2006
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Was introduced to Russia in 1972 for aquaculture, escaped to the wild and have locally established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Its natural reproduction in the cooling pond of the Cherepet' Power Station has been reported (Ref. 26334). EurRus
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka, 2002
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Ictalurus: Greek, ichtys = fish + Greek, ailouros = cat (Ref. 45335); punctatus: punctatus meaning spotted (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Rafinesque.
Etymology: Ictalurus: Greek, ichtys = fish + Greek, ailouros = cat (Ref. 45335); punctatus: punctatus meaning spotted (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Rafinesque.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 4 - 30; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 9988). Subtropical; 10°C - 32°C (Ref. 12741); 55°N - 25°N, 110°W - 70°W (Ref. 86798)