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Genus Family: Ictaluridae 🍽️ 1 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish

Ictalurus

Species
11
Max Length
165 cm
Max Weight
68.0 kg
Max Lifespan
24 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.69
Threatened
1

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Ictaluridae
Genus
Ictalurus

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
11

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
VU
EN
DD
Least Concern 2
Vulnerable 1
Endangered 1
Data Deficient 2

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
3 spp.
United States
2 spp.
Italy
1 spp.
China
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
15 m

🏆 World Records

weight
Blue catfish - 65.32 kg
Ictalurus furcatus
🎣 Richard Nicholas Anderson 📍 Kerr Reservoir, Virginia 📅 Jun 2011
weight
Channel catfish - 26.31 kg
Ictalurus punctatus
🎣 W. B. Whaley 📍 Santee Cooper Reservoir, South Carolina 📅 Jul 1964