Balsas catfish
(Ictalurus balsanus)

Classification

Species: Ictalurus balsanus
Genus: Ictalurus - North American catfishes
Family: Ictaluridae - North American freshwater catfishes
Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Balsas catfish
Habitat: Freshwater
Distribution: Balsas River

Join us!

Fish Species Search

Fish Species Search

Recently updated fishes

White shiner
(Luxilus albeolus)

Whitefin shiner
(Cyprinella nivea)

Greenhead shiner
(Notropis chlorocephalus)

Connemarra clingfish
(Lepadogaster candolii)

Couch's goby
(Gobius couchi)

Goldline Bullseye Snakehead
(Channa aurolineata)

Florida bass
(Micropterus salmoides)

Spotted bass
(Micropterus punctulatus)

Smallmouth bass
(Micropterus dolomieu)

Largemouth bass
(Micropterus nigricans)