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Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Ameiurus: Greek, a = without + Greek, meiouros, -os, -on = without tail (Ref. 45335); natalis: natalis, meaning with large buttocks (referring to the large nuchal humps of mature males) (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Lesueur.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة القاع; نطاق العمق 10 - ? m. Temperate; 5°C - 15°C (Ref. 13614); 42°N - 19°N
North America: Atlantic and Gulf slope drainages from New York to northern Mexico, and St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi river basins from southern Quebec west to central North Dakota, and south to the Gulf. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 27549); common length : 22.5 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 12193); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 1.9 kg (Ref. 4699); العمر: 4 سنين (Ref. 72462)
Pools, backwaters, and sluggish current over soft substrate in creeks and small to large rivers; oxbows, ponds, and impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on variety of insects and other bottom dwelling organisms such as mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 27549).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
خطر للأنسان
Potential pest (Ref. 13686)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: مصائد تستهلك محلينا; لعبة سمكه: نعم
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00625 - 0.01271), b=3.06 (2.96 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (tmax=4; Fec=2,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
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