Ictalurus punctatus was reported from 33 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 26 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 7 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River drainage), and Missouri-Mississippi river basins from southern Quebec to southern Manitoba and Montana south to Gulf. Possibly native on Atlantic and Gulf slopes from Susquehanna River to Neuse River, and from Savannah River to Lake Okeechobee, Florida, and west to northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico. Introduced throughout most of US.
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Table 1: Present in 26 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Armenia ARM introduced 41168
Europe Belarus BLR introduced 115062
South America Brazil BRA introduced 1739
Europe Bulgaria BGR introduced 37297
North America Canada CAN native 1998
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN introduced 6300
North America Cuba CUB introduced 1739
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 1739
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 1739
North America Dominican Rp DOM introduced 1739
Oceania Fiji FJI introduced 85272
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 5360
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Japan JPN introduced 6094
Asia Korea (South) KOR introduced 1739
North America Mexico MEX native 6447
Africa Nigeria NGA introduced 1739
North America Panama PAN introduced 1739
Asia Philippines PHL introduced 6096
North America Puerto Rico PRI introduced 50307
Europe Russia RUS introduced 45022
Europe Slovakia SVK introduced 1739
Europe Spain ESP introduced 59043
Europe UK GBR introduced 1739
North America USA USA native 86798
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 74657

Table 3: Absent from 7 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Belgium BEL not established 1739
Asia China CHN not established 1739
Europe France FRA not established 1739
Europe Hungary HUN not established 1739
Europe Serbia SRB not established 1739
Asia Thailand THA not established 58848
Europe Ukraine UKR not established 59341

Table 4: Reported from 33 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Armenia ARM introduced 41168
Europe Belarus BLR introduced 115062
Europe Belgium BEL not established 1739
South America Brazil BRA introduced 1739
Europe Bulgaria BGR introduced 37297
North America Canada CAN native 1998
Asia China CHN not established 1739
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN introduced 6300
North America Cuba CUB introduced 1739
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 1739
Europe Czechia CZE introduced 1739
North America Dominican Rp DOM introduced 1739
Oceania Fiji FJI introduced 85272
Europe France FRA not established 1739
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 5360
Europe Hungary HUN not established 1739
Europe Italy ITA introduced 27118
Asia Japan JPN introduced 6094
Asia Korea (South) KOR introduced 1739
North America Mexico MEX native 6447
Africa Nigeria NGA introduced 1739
North America Panama PAN introduced 1739
Asia Philippines PHL introduced 6096
North America Puerto Rico PRI introduced 50307
Europe Russia RUS introduced 45022
Europe Serbia SRB not established 1739
Europe Slovakia SVK introduced 1739
Europe Spain ESP introduced 59043
Asia Thailand THA not established 58848
Europe UK GBR introduced 1739
Europe Ukraine UKR not established 59341
North America USA USA native 86798
Asia Uzbekistan UZB introduced 74657
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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