Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Ameiurus:Greek, a = without + Greek, meiouros, -os, -on = without tail (Ref. 45335); natalis:Ameiurus (Greek)=privative curtailed (referring to the caudal fin lacking a notch); natalis (Latin)=having large buttocks (Ref. 79012). More on author: Lesueur.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 10 - ? m. Temperate; 5°C - 15°C (Ref. 13614); 42°N - 19°N
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Table 'fbapp.scientificname' doesn't exist in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2366
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