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| Scientific Name | Ictalurus australis (Meek, 1904) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Forlón, Forlón, Rio Panuco drainage, Tamaulipas, Mexico. |
| Synonym(s) | Amiurus australis |
| Pronunciation | ick tal oo russ |
| Etymology | Ictalurus: From the Greek ichthys, meaning fish, and ailouros, meaning cat; literally "fish cat" (=catfish). Australis means southern, reflecting the fact that this species is one of the more southern within the genus. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Blanco to Panuco rivers, eastern Mexico. Panuco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Blanco (Mexico) (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Field Columbian Mus. Zool. Ser.v. 5 - pp13 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Dec 12 10:33 (species record created: 2005 May 31 00:00) |
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