Ictalurus pricei (Rutter, 1896)
Yaqui catfish
photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Family:  Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Max. size:  57 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  North America: Rio Yaqui and Rio Casas Grandes drainages in northwestern Mexico and (presumably) extreme southeastern Arizona in USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in quiet water over sandy or rocky bottom in small to medium rivers.
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 03 October 2018 (B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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