Inhabits sandy and rocky
riffles, runs and pools of clear creeks and small rivers and also
springs. Greatly resembles a small channel catfish, however, body
lacks spots and the caudal fin is not deeply forked, the base
of the anal fin is longer than the head length.
Common
Name:
Headwater
catfish
Synonyms:
Pimelodus lupus
Family:
Ictaluridaelycipitidae
Distribution:
North America:
USA to Rio Grande drainage including Pecos River system in southeast
New Mexico and Devils River in southern Texas; also in northeastern
Mexico. Type locality: Headwaters of Rio Pecos,
Texas.
Size:
40cm.
(14ins)
Temp:
15
-23°C (57-73°F)
p.H.
6.0
-7.5.
Reference:
McClanes, A.J.
(ed.) 1974 Field guide to freshwater fishes of North America.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York. 212 p.
