Sport Fish of Fresh Water

Common Name: Blue Catfish
Scientific Name: Ictalurus furcatus
Range: Found in the major river systems of the south-central states - the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri - and their reservoirs.
Habitat: Lives in the deeper waters of these large rivers, often in areas of swift current over rocky or sandy bottoms.

Sport Fish of Fresh Water

Common Name: Channel Catfish
Scientific Name: Ictalurus punctatus
Range: Native to a majority of the river drainages of much of the central states from the Canadian border to the gulf, it is now found in virtually all states.
Habitat: As its name and range indicate, this fish adapted well to the river systems across the country that have a good current with a solid bottom.

Sport Fish of Fresh Water

Common Name: Flathead Catfish
Scientific Name: Pylodictis olivaris
Range: Found in the river systems of the lower Great Lakes as well as the Mississippi and Missouri River systems from North Dakota south to the Gulf
Habitat: Slower moving water in larger streams to rivers usually associating with cover

Sport Fish of Fresh Water

Common Name:White Catfish
Scientific Name: Ameiurus catus
Range: A fish of the east coast systems from New York to Florida
Habitat: The White Catfish resides in mudbottomed pools, backwaters, and ponds.

Sport Fish of Fresh Water

Common Name: Yellow Bullhead
Scientific Name: Ameiurus natalis
Range: Common east of a line from the western panhandle of Texas north to central North Dakota
Habitat: Look for the Yellow Bullhead in weedy bays, ponds, and streams

Sport Fish of Fresh Water

Common Name: Black Bullhead
Scientific Name: Ameiurus melas
Range: From northern borders to the far south, between the Appalachians and the Rockies
Habitat: Found in swampy areas - pools and backwaters in streams to larger rivers over soft bottoms

Sport Fish of Fresh Water

Common Name: Brown Bullhead
Scientific Name: Ameiurus nebulosus
Range: Common throughout the eastern states, from the northern border to the gulf, to the Mississippi River basin
Habitat: Moderately clear lakes and ponds as well as heavily vegetated, slow-moving, streams and rivers; often in deeper water than other bullheads

Common Name: Spotted Bullhead
Scientific Name: Ameiurus serracanthus
Range: Localized in the Florida panhandle reaching into southern Georgia and Alabama
Habitat: A resident of deeper holes in larger moving water over rocks and gravel

Common Name: Snail Bullhead
Scientific Name: Ameiurus brunneus >br?Range: Common in the coastal river systems from Virginia to Alabama
Habitat: The Snail Bullhead prefers the currents flowing over rocks in the streams in its range

Common Name: Stonecat
Scientific Name: Noturus flavus
Range: Found throughout the central states from the St. Lawrence River system through the Ohio River basin northwest through the Mississippi basin to the Missouri in Montana
Habitat: The Stonecat lives in areas of good current in streams and rivers and may be found in rocky, gravel covered bays