Ictalurus

Taxobox
name = "Ictalurus"


fossil_range = Oligocene - Recent
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Ictaluridae
genus = "Ictalurus"
genus_authority = Rafinesque, 1820
type_species = "Silurus cerulescens"
type_species_authority = Rafinesque, 1820
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "I. australis"
"I. balsanus"
"I. dugesii"
"I. echinatus" †
"I. furcatus"
"I. lambda" †
"I. lupus"
"I. mexicanus"
"I. ochoterenai"
"I. pricei"
"I. punctatus"
"I. rheas" †
"I. spodius" †
synonyms =
*"Elliops" Rafinesque, 1820
*"Synechoglanis" Gill, 1859
*"Ichthaelurus" Cope, 1868
*"Villarius" Rutter, 1896
*"Haustor" Jordan & Evermann, 1896
*"Istlarius" Jordan & Snyder, 1899
*"Ichthyaelurus" Meek, 1904

"Ictalurus" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Ictaluridae. It includes the well-known channel catfish ("Ictalurus punctatus") and blue catfish ("Ictalurus furcatus").cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF]

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