| Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes) |
| 95 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 9,750.0 g; max. reported age: 14 years |
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demersal; freshwater; brackish, potamodromous |
| North America: Rivers of the Atlantic coastal states of USA from Florida to New York. |
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| Sluggish, mud-bottomed pools, open channels, and backwaters of small to large rivers; also in lakes and impoundments. Feeds on wide variety of fishes, insects and crustaceans (Ref. 27549). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Chesapeake Bay: common to abundant in all tributaries (Ref. 27549). Observed to be very common in the brackish waters of Lower Hudson River (Michael Mcguigan, pers.comm. 09/15). Also Ref. 10294. |
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