White Catfish
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Siluriformes |
| Family | Ictaluridae |
| Genus | Ameiurus |
| Species | Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from five counties in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Columbia, Jackson, Lake, Marion, Putnam
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- Florida
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S3 Vulnerable
- Mississippi
- SNA Not Applicable
- Connecticut
- SNA Not Applicable
- NJ
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arkansas
- S3 Vulnerable
- Indiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Missouri
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- RI
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- District of Columbia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kentucky
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Illinois
- SNA Not Applicable
- NE
- SNA Not Applicable
- New York
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
- DE
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Morris, T.L. 2006. A biological inventory of aquifer caves in Florida with special emphasis on troglobitic crustaceans and salamanders. Final report S0057 to Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. Karst Environmental Services, Inc., High Springs, Florida, USA. 44 pp.
- Poucher, S. 2011. A Field Guide to the Critters of Florida's Springs. National Speleological Society, Huntsville, Alabama, USA. 124 pp. ISBN 978–1-879961–42–5.
- Poucher, S. 2022. Wildlife of Florida's Springs. An Illustrated Guide to over 150 Species. Pineapple Press, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. 196 pp. ISBN 9780000000000.
How to cite this account
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1486. https://cavebiology.org/species/ameiurus-catus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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