| Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes) |
| 15 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 4 years |
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demersal |
| North America: Mississippi River basin from northern Illinois to Louisiana, and from eastern Kentucky to central Kansas and Oklahoma in the USA; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Guadalupe River in Texas, USA. |
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| Inhabits sand-gravel riffles and runs near debris and among tree roots along undercut banks in creeks to large rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on aquatic insect immatures dominated by mayflies, caddisflies, midges, and blackflies (Ref. 10294). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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