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Ameiurus catus in USA (contiguous states)
White catfish

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Ameiurus catus   (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)			picture (Amcat_u0.jpg) by The Native Fish Conservancy
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	White catfish
Max. size:	95.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 9,750 g (Ref. 40637); max. reported age: 14 years
Environment:	demersal; potamodromous ; depth range - 10 m
Climate:	subtropical; 46°N - 27°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; tmax=14; Fec=1,000-4,000)
Distribution:	North America: Rivers of the Atlantic coastal states of USA from Florida to New York. Trade restricted in Germany (Anl.3 BArtSchV).
Biology:	Sluggish, mud-bottomed pools, open channels, and backwaters of small to large rivers; also in lakes and impoundments
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Hardman, M. and L.M. Page. 2003. (Ref. 54507)
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USA (contiguous states) country information
Common names:	White catfish, Catfish		Ref:  Randolph, S. and M. Snyder, 1993
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	gamefish: yes
Comments:	Also Ref. 10294.
States/Provinces:	Florida (native) Missouri (native) New York (native) North Carolina (native) Tennessee (native)
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1980
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	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07