Panuco catfish (Ictalurus australis)

Scientific name: Ictalurus australis Meek, 1904

Panuco catfish (Ictalurus australis)

The Panuco catfish (Ictalurus australis) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae. Native range: Central America, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ictalurus australis
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
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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