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| Scientific Name | Ictalurus ochoterenai (de Buen, 1946) |
| Common Name(s) | Chapala catfish |
| Type Locality | Lago de Chapala, Isla Patos, Mexico. |
| Synonym(s) | Haustor ochoterenai |
| Pronunciation | ick tal oo russ |
| Etymology | Ictalurus: From the Greek ichthys, meaning fish, and ailouros, meaning cat; literally "fish cat" (=catfish). Named to honour Isaac Ochoterena who founded the Institute of Biology at the National Autonomous University of México. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: endemic to Lerma River basin, Mexico. Lerma (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | An. Inst. Biol. Mex. v. 17 (nos. 1-2) 271 Fig. 1 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Apr 17 10:14 (species record created: 2005 May 31 00:00) |
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