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Fish Species Description

White catfish

Ameiurus catus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Classification

Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Alternate Names:

Status:

Brackish, freshwater

Notes:

Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Chattahoochee, Flint, Ochlockonee, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Ogeechee, and Savannah River basins.

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