Balsas catfish (Ictalurus balsanus)

Scientific name: Ictalurus balsanus Jordan & Snyder, 1899

Balsas catfish (Ictalurus balsanus)

The Balsas catfish (Ictalurus balsanus) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae. Native range: Central America, Rio Ixtla in Puente de Ixtla, Morelos, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ictalurus balsanus
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Rio Ixtla in Puente de Ixtla, Morelos, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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