Ictalurus lupus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Ictaluridae |
Genus: | Ictalurus |
Species: | I. lupus
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Binomial name | |
Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858)
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Ictalurus lupus (the bagre lobo or headwater catfish) is a species of catfish in the family Ictaluridae.[3] It resembles the closely related channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), but is smaller, lacks spots, and has a caudal fin with a shallower fork, and grows to a total length of 48 cm (19 in).[4] It is found in Northeastern Mexico and the Southwestern United States.[2][5]