| Channel catfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Ictalurus |
| Species: | I. punctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)
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The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), known informally as the "channel cat", is North America's most abundant catfish species. It is the official fish of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Tennessee. The channel catfish is the most fished species of catfish in the United States, with around 8 million anglers angeling them per year. The popularity of channel catfish for food has contributed to the rapid expansion of this species' aquaculture in the United States.[3][4] It has also been widely introduced to Europe, Asia and South America, and many countries consider it an invasive species.[5][6][7]
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- ^ "Ictalurus punctatus". Invasive Species of Japan. National Institute for Environmental Studies. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Ictalurus punctatus" (PDF). Catálogo Español de Especies Exóticas Invasoras. Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico. September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2020.