Ictalurus sp.

Chihuahua catfish

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Type Locality - Undescribed Species

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Distribution (Native and Introduced)

U.S. distribution: Restricted to the Rio Grande basin from New Mexico south through Texas and into Mexico as far as the Rio San Fernando (Hubbs et al. 2008); extirpated in some areas; however, species may still occur in the rios Conchos, Salado, and San Fernando in Mexico.

Texas distribution: Native to the Rio Grande and Big Aguja Creek (Davis Mountains) in west Texas (Hubbs et al. 2008).

Abundance/Conservation status (Federal, State, NGO)

Special Concern (Texas; Hubbs et al. 2008).

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Commercial or Environmental Importance

Ictalurus sp. may have been negatively impacted by irrigation and indiscriminant stockings of channel catfish (I. punctatus) in west Texas (Hubbs et al. 2008), likely contributing to extirpation of this species in the area.

References

Hubbs, C., R.J. Edwards, and G.P. Garrett. 2008. An annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Texas, with keys to identification of species. Texas Journal of Science, Supplement, 2^nd edition 43(4):1-87.