50 Title: Freshwater
Species #49
Common Name: Channel Catfish Scientific Name: Ictalurus Punctatus Kingdom: animalia
Phylum:chordate
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: siluriformes
Family: ictaluridae
Geography/Habitat: channel catfish are native to north America east of the Rockies from southern Canada. Channel catfish are most abundant in large streams with low or moderate current.
Food/Feed Strategy: they eat primarily at night and will accept food in all waters levels. In the wild they feed on aquatic insects, crayfish, mollusks, crustaceans and other fish.
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Body form or style: sagittiform Swim/Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: inferior
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