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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Ictalurus: Greek, ichtys = fish + Greek, ailouros = cat (Ref. 45335); furcatus: The specific name furcatus meaning forked, referring to the deeply forked caudal fin (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Issue
Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther 1864) is tentatively valid in CofF after Gilbert (1998).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce; estuarina demersal; intervalo de profundidade ? - 50 m (Ref. 125908). Subtropical; 44°N - 15°N, 108°W - 80°W (Ref. 86798)
North America: USA (Mississippi River basin from western Pennsylvania to southern South Dakota and Platte River in southwestern Nebraska, south to Gulf; Gulf Slope from Escambia River drainage (where introduced), Alabama and Florida, to Rio Grande drainage in Texas and New Mexico; and Mexico. Introduced in Atlantic Slope drainages, western states, and Minnesota.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 165 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 86798); peso máx. Publicado: 68.0 kg (Ref. 9988); Idade máx. registada: 21 anos (Ref. 12193)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Inhabits deep water of impoundments and main channels and backwaters of medium to large rivers, over mud, sand and gravel (Ref. 5723, 86798). Stays on the bottom during the day in deep areas and moves into swifter water at night to feed (Ref. 117513). Feeds on small aquatic invertebrates, clams and fishes (Ref. 93252). Prefers clear, strongly flowing water. Deposits eggs in nests under under logs, brush, or riverbank (Ref. 117513). Males build nest often in pools or backwaters (Ref. 117513). Marketed fresh and frozen. Eaten steamed, fried, broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquacultura: espécies comerciais; peixe desportivo: sim; Aquário: Aquários públicos
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00303 - 0.00910), b=3.11 (2.96 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (tmax=21).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.3 [18.0, 71.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.834 [0.512, 1.441] mg/100g; Protein = 16.6 [14.7, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.378 [0.200, 0.729] g/100g; Selenium = 48.7 [26.5, 98.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.97 [2.38, 14.97] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.64 [0.45, 0.88] mg/100g (wet weight);
