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Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Ameiurus: Greek, a = without + Greek, meiouros, -os, -on = without tail (Ref. 45335); natalis: Ameiurus (Greek)=privative curtailed (referring to the caudal fin lacking a notch); natalis (Latin)=having large buttocks (Ref. 79012).
More on author: Lesueur.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; rango de profundidad 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.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27549); common length : 22.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); peso máximo publicado: 1.9 kg (Ref. 4699); edad máxima reportada: 4 años (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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Threat to humans
Potential pest (Ref. 13686)
Human uses
Pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00732 - 0.01975), b=3.09 (2.94 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (tmax=4; Fec=2,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
