Ictaluridae
The Ictaluridae, sometimes called ictalurids, are a family of catfish native to North America, where they are an important food source and sometimes fished for sport. The family includes about 51 species, some commonly known as bullheads, madtoms, channel catfish, and blue catfish.
Species
north american freshwater catfishes
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyIctaluridae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
北美鯰科是輻鰭魚綱鯰形目的一個科。
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Research
1,627 papers- MYXOZOANS (CNIDARIA: MYXOSPOREA: MYXIDIIDAE) IDENTIFIED FROM THE GALLBLADDER OF FRECKLED MADTOM, NOTURUS NOCTURNUS (SILURIFORMES: ICTALURIDAE), FROM THE OUACHITA RIVER DRAINAGE OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS.The Journal of parasitology · 2024
- Phylogenetic relationships of the North American catfishes (Ictaluridae, Siluriformes): Investigating the origins and parallel evolution of the troglobitic species.
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Notable species
- Description
- Relationship to humans
- References
- External links
The Ictaluridae, sometimes called ictalurids, are a family of catfish native to North America, where they are an important food source and sometimes fished for sport. The family includes about 51 species, some commonly known as bullheads, madtoms, channel catfish, and blue catfish.
==Taxonomy== The family Ictaluridae is strongly supported as a monophyletic group. It is closely related to the Asian family Cranoglanididae. These two families are sister taxa in the superfamily Ictaluroidea.