United States (contiguous states) country information
Common names:
Catfish, Flathead catfish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
fairly common (chances are about 50%)
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Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
Importance:
commercial
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Ref: Missouri Department of Conservation, 2008
Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
gamefish: yes;
Comments:
Known from the Lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from western Pennsylvania to White-Little Missouri River system in North Dakota, and south to Louisiana; and Gulf Slope from Mobile Bay drainage in Georgia and Alabama (Ref. 86798). Occurs in Big Blue, Neosho rivers, Kansas (Ref. 3987) and occasionally in Chesapeake watershed (tidal portion of the James River) (Ref. 27549). A recreational fishery exists in the country (Ref. 52559). Also Ref. 5723, 10294.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011
National Database:
