Ictalurus pricei • Ictaluridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Ictalurus pricei** (Rutter, 1896)
Common Name(s)	Yaqui Catfish
Type Locality	San Bernardino Creek, Rio Yaqui, Arizona, U.S.A. or n. border of Sonara, Mexico.
Synonym(s)	Amiurus meeki, Villarius pricei
Pronunciation	ick tal oo russ - pry see aye
Etymology	Ictalurus: From the Greek ichthys, meaning fish, and ailouros, meaning cat; literally "fish cat" (=catfish). Named to honour William Wightman Price.
Species Information
Size	550mm (21.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	Fishbase lists 57cm TL.
Habitat Information
Distribution	North America: Rio Yaqui and Rio Casas Grandes drainages in northwestern Mexico and (presumably) extreme southeastern Arizona in USA. Casas Grandes (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mexico Pacific Rivers, Yaqui (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (Ser. 2)v. 6 - pp257
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Ictalurus pricei (Rutter, 1896)

Common Name(s)

Yaqui Catfish

Type Locality

San Bernardino Creek, Rio Yaqui, Arizona, U.S.A. or n. border of Sonara, Mexico.

Synonym(s)

Amiurus meeki, Villarius pricei

Pronunciation

ick tal oo russ - pry see aye

Etymology

Ictalurus: From the Greek ichthys, meaning fish, and ailouros, meaning cat; literally "fish cat" (=catfish). Named to honour William Wightman Price.

Species Information

Size

550mm (21.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

General Remarks

Fishbase lists 57cm TL.

Habitat Information

Distribution

North America: Rio Yaqui and Rio Casas Grandes drainages in northwestern Mexico and (presumably) extreme southeastern Arizona in USA.
Casas Grandes (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Mexico Pacific Rivers, Yaqui (click on these areas to find other species found there)