Balsas catfish

The Balsas catfish lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The Balsas Catfish lives in clear, deep pools and runs of creeks and small to medium-sized rivers. Similar Species Other species of Ictalurus lack backward extensions on the premaxillary toothpad. More

Last visited taxon Ictalurus balsanus - Balsas Catfish SHOW INFO Taxon - Names = << Go back one level - Ictalurus species Balsas Catfish Ictalurus balsanus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) More

the Balsas catfish (Ictalurus balsanus), and the Balsas shiner (Hybopsis boucardi). This ecoregion does not have the richness of cichlid species that most of southern Mexico exhibits. Only one of these fish, the redside cichlid (Cichlasoma istlanum), appears in the Balsas ecoregion. More

Identification: The Balsas Catfish is similar to the Channel Catfish, I. punctatus, but can be distinguished by the presence of a backward extension on each side of the premaxillary toothpad. More

Common names

bagre in Spanish (español)
bagre del Balsas in Spanish (español)
Balsas catfish in English
墨西哥鮰 in Chinese (中文)
墨西哥鮰 in Mandarin Chinese

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