AnAge entry for Ictalurus furcatus
Classification (HAGRID: 04568)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Genus: Ictalurus
- Species
- Ictalurus furcatus
- Common name
- Blue catfish
- Synonyms
- Pimelodus affinis, Silurus cerulescens, Pimelodus furcatus, Amiurus ponderosus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 21 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 454
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Age of sexual maturity is unknown and it is likely longevity is underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 37,450 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0442] DLIA All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 163997
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 66913
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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