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Ictaluridae


IctaluridaeNative to the freshwaters of North America and into parts of Central America. Ictalurids are split up into three groups, the catfishes, bullheads and the smaller madtoms. Will do better in an unheated aquarium and are generally a very hardy group of catfishes.

Some species can be too large for the home aquarium. The larger species of catfish are important commercial and sport fishes.

 

COMMON NAMES
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A
Black Bullhead
Blue Catfish
Blue Channel Catfish
Brindled madtom
Brown Bullhead
 
B
Black Madtom
Black River Madtom
 
C
Carolina madtom
Channel catfish
Chucky madtom
 
E
Eastern Ozark Madtom
Elegant madtom
 
F
Flat bullhead
Flathead Catfish
Frecklebely Madtom
Freckled madtom
 
H
Headwater catfish
 
M
Margined madtom
Mexican blindcat
Mountain Madtom
 
O
Orangefin madtom
Ozark madtom
 
P
Piebald madtom
Pygmy madtom
 
S
Slender madtom
Smokey Madtom
Snail Bullhead
Speckled madtom
Spotted Bullhead
Stonecat
 
T
Tadpole madtom
Toothless blindcat
 
W
White catfish
Widemouth blindcat
 
Y
Yaqui catfish
Yellow Bullhead
Yellowfin madtom
 
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