Ictalurus punctatus and some other Native US corrections

diburning · Post by **diburning** » 27 Jul 2006, 18:19

Hi, I live in Massachusetts and the channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, is native to my state. On the Cat-E-log, it says that it is native to southern and western United states. I am in the Northeast.

Here is a link to a fishing website with a list of the fish that can be caught in the Charles River (a small historical river in Boston)

http://www.landbigfish.com/fishingspots ... fm?ID=1762

When searching for Ameiurus nebulosus, the first link doesn't work.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 27 Jul 2006, 19:35

I have no idea if you're right or wrong - however, Channel Cat is one of those that are frequently "transplanted" into areas where it is not native - not just in the US either...

Just because it can be caught in an area, doesn't mean that it's native. There's no Liposarcus pardalis natively in Texas, but there are escaped/released "exotics" that can be caught there.

Do you have any reliable source that say that these are actually NATIVE in Massachusets.

If we don't come up with some supporting evidence for "native", I'd suggest we can make a note like "This fish has also been caught in Massachusetts".

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Mats

diburning · Post by **diburning** » 27 Jul 2006, 23:43

sorry my mistake.. they have been introduced and are now self sustaining in these waters.