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Common names: Bagre azul, Bagre azul, Blue catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Río Bravo (Grande) and Soto La Marina basins (Ref. 87780). Also Ref. 86798.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Contreras-Balderas, S. and M.A. Escalante-C., 1984
National Database:

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Bagre azul, 长鳍叉尾鮰, Bagre azul, ... more

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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Ictalurus: Greek, ichtys = fish + Greek, ailouros = cat (Ref. 45335); furcatus: Ictalurus (Greek) for fish cat; furcatus (Latin) meaning forked (referring to the tail fin) (Ref. 79012).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Issue
Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther 1864) is tentatively valid in CofF after Gilbert (1998).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / 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)

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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

Maturity: L_m ? 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)

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).

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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)

Preocupação menor (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 February 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para o homem

Harmless

Utilização humana

Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquacultura: espécies comerciais; peixe desportivo: sim; Aquário: Aquários públicos

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00304 - 0.00906), b=3.11 (2.95 - 3.27), 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).

Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840)