Ictalurus punctatus  (Rafinesque, 1818)
Image contributors to this species:
Kev Langton (1) Paul A.Scharf (1) Andy Smith (1) Michael Diangelo (1) ScotCat (1) Amanda MacGregor (1 Drawing)  Jane Bedford (2) Karl-Heinz Dau (1 Stamp) Reinhold Wawrzynski (2)
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Common Name:	Channel catfish
Synonyms:	Silurus punctatus
Family:	Ictaluridaelycipitidae
Distribution:	North America: Central drainages of the United States to southern Canada and  northern  Mexico
Size:	70cm. (27ins)
Temp:	10 -32°C (47-91°F)
p.H.	6.5 -7.2.