Ictalurus lupus (the bagre lobo or headwater catfish) is a species of catfish in the family Ictaluridae.[2] It resembles the closely related channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), but is smaller, lacks spots, and has a caudal fin with a shallower fork, and grows to a total length of 48 cm (19 in).[3] It is found in Northeastern Mexico and the Southwestern United States.[4][5]
| Ictalurus lupus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Ictalurus |
| Species: | I. lupus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858) | |
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