Cat-eLog Right Families Right Ictaluridae

Artistic impression of typical member of the Ictaluridae
 
Down Family Overview
Pronounced Ik Ta LURE Iday
Family Common Name North American Catfishes
Features Naked flanks often with thick nasal barbels. If you look closely always has more than 6 rays in the pelvic fins. Only family native to North America.
Distribution North America
Common Names Bullhead, Channel or Flathead Catfish, Madtom, Stonecat
Size Smallest 42mm, largest 1650mm, average 288mm, most commonly 150mm. All SL.
Species There are 51 "species" in 7 genera in the database
Keepers 19 species (37%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 1 "species" (2.0%) are being bred.
Down Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Ameiurus 7 species(97 keepers)
2.Ictalurus 10 species(70 keepers)
3.Noturus 29 species(41 keepers)
4.Pylodictis 1 species(14 keepers)
5.Prietella 2 species(0 keepers)
Down Distribution of Ictaluridae


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Down Most Kept Species
1.(24.77%)
2.(15.32%)
3.(11.71%)
4.(10.36%)
5.(6.76%)
6.(6.31%)
7.(6.31%)
8.(4.5%)
9.(3.6%)
10.(3.15%)
11.(1.8%)
12.(1.35%)
13.(0.9%)
14.(0.9%)
15.Noturus taylori(0.45%)
16.(0.45%)
17.(0.45%)
18.(0.45%)
19.(0.45%)
Down Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
2.(i:4, k:3, b:0)
3.(i:14, k:34, b:1)
4.(i:10, k:26, b:0)
5.(i:14, k:23, b:0)
6.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
7.(i:3, k:10, b:0)
8.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
9.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
10.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
11.(i:11, k:15, b:0)
12.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
13.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
14.Ictalurus mexicanus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
15.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
16.(i:4, k:0, b:0)
17.(i:18, k:55, b:0)
18.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
19.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
20.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
21.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
22.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
23.(i:9, k:4, b:0)
24.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
25.(i:3, k:1, b:0)
26.(i:4, k:0, b:0)
27.(i:9, k:7, b:0)
28.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
29.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
30.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
31.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
32.(i:19, k:14, b:0)
33.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
34.(i:15, k:8, b:0)
35.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
36.(i:4, k:2, b:0)
37.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
38.(i:5, k:2, b:0)
39.(i:3, k:0, b:0)
40.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
41.(i:2, k:0, b:0)
42.Noturus placidus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
43.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
44.(i:1, k:1, b:0)
45.Noturus taylori(i:0, k:1, b:0)
46.Noturus trautmani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
47.Prietella lundbergi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
48.(i:5, k:0, b:0)
49.(i:14, k:14, b:0)
50.(i:1, k:0, b:0)
51.(i:1, k:0, b:0)