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channel catfish [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Ictaluridae].

OBS

catfish: common name also used to refer to various other species of the family Ictaluridae.

Key term(s)
  • channel cat fish
  • graceful cat fish
  • cat fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

barbue de rivière; poisson-chat : appellations commerciales françaises normalisées par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec.

OBS

poisson-chat : nom vernaculaire employé également pour désigner différentes autres espèces de la famille Ictaluridae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

El pez gato americano (Ictalurus punctatus) es una especie de pez de la familia Ictaluridae, orden Siluriformes, siendo el siluriforme más común en los Estados Unidos.

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