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Definition of Ictalurus
1. Noun. Channel catfishes.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Ameiuridae, Family Ameiuridae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ictalurus
Literary usage of Ictalurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"But one species will be noticed. ictalurus punctatus. The Channel-catfish.
Body elongate, slender, compressed posteriorly; head 4; ..."
2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"ictalurus punctatus. The Channel-catfish. Body elongate, slender, compressed
posteriorly; head 4; depth 5; eye large; DI6; A. 25 to 30; head slender and ..."
3. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"... (ictalurus punctatus) The channel-cat was first described by Rafi- nesque, in
1820, from the Ohio River. He named it punctatus, or " spotted," owing to ..."
4. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The great blue cat, ictalurus furcatus, abounds throughout the large rivers of
the Southern States and reaches a weight of 150 pounds or more. ..."
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