WoRMS name details
Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)
154204 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154204)
unaccepted
Species
- Subspecies Ictalurus melas melas (Rafinesque, 1820) accepted as Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) (senior synonym)
Rafinesque, C.S. (1820). Description of the Silures or catfishes of the River Ohio. <em>Q. J. Sci. Lit. Arts (R. Inst. Gr. Brit.).</em> 9:48-52. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154204 on 2025-07-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Rafinesque, C.S. (1820). Description of the Silures or catfishes of the River Ohio. <em>Q. J. Sci. Lit. Arts (R. Inst. Gr. Brit.).</em> 9:48-52. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]





Unreviewed
Introduction This species has been introduced or released in Dutch waters. [details]