Ictalurus
Ictalurus is a genus of North American freshwater catfishes. It includes the well-known channel catfish and blue catfish.
The catfish genome database is a database for the genetics of Ictalurus species.Species
Currently, 10 species in this genus are recognized:
- Ictalurus australis
- Ictalurus balsanus
- Ictalurus dugesii
- Ictalurus furcatus
- Ictalurus lupus
- Ictalurus meridionalis
- Ictalurus mexicanus
- Ictalurus ochoterenai
- Ictalurus pricei
- Ictalurus punctatus
Four fossil species also are assigned to this genus:
- †Ictalurus echinatus
- †Ictalurus lambda
- †Ictalurus rhaeas
- †Ictalurus spodius
