Description

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Common Names

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Hvid dværgmalle , Danish , Denmark

White catfish , English , Puerto Rico

White catfish , English , USA

White catfish , English , Global

Valkopiikkimonni , Finnish , Finland

犀目鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

犀目鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

白真鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Beli somič , Slovene , Slovenia

Barbú cabezón , Spanish , Puerto Rico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Ictaluridae

Genus: Ameiurus

Species: Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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North America: Rivers of the Atlantic coastal states of USA from Florida to New York.

Biology

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Sluggish, mud-bottomed pools, open channels, and backwaters of small to large rivers; also in lakes and impoundments. Feeds on wide variety of fishes, insects and crustaceans (Ref. 27549).

Habitat

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brackish