Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Siluriformes > Family Ictaluridae

Ameiurus Rafinesque, 1820

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)
Ameiurus nebulosus (Leseur, 1819)

Literature

original description

Rafinesque, C.S. (1820). Ichthyologia Ohiensis [Part 7]. Western Rev. Misc. Mag. v. 2 (no. 6), pp 355-363.

basis of record

Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

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Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Ameiurus. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154198

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Ameiurus Rafinesque, 1820. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304640

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

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urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:304640

Last modified

2013-03-07 by Dr Jorg Freyhof & by Nicolas Bailly

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