Ictalurus lupus (the bagre lobo or headwater catfish) is a species of catfish in the family Ictaluridae.[3] It resembles the closely related channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), but is smaller, lacks spots, and has a caudal fin with a shallower fork, and grows to a total length of 48 cm (19 in).[4] It is found in Northeastern Mexico and the Southwestern United States.[2][5]
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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. lupus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858)
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References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2019). "Ictalurus lupus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10768A129995503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T10768A129995503.en. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ a b NatureServe (3 February 2023). "Ictalurus lupus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "headwater catfish Ictalurus lupus". txstate.fishesoftexas.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Headwater Catfish". Florida Museum. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Kelsch, Steven W.; Hendricks, Fred S. (September 1990). "Distribution of the Headwater Catfish Ictalurus lupus (Osteichthyes: Ictaluridae)". The Southwestern Naturalist. 35 (3): 292–297. JSTOR 3671942.
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