FAMILY Gill, 1861 - ictalurids, ictalurid [=Ictaluri, Amiurina] Notes: Ictaluri Gill 1861o:49 [ref. 1673] (group) [Jordan 1877:70 [ref. 2374] used as stem Ichthaelur- based on Ichthaelurus and Meek 1904:10 [ref. 2958] used as stem Ichthyaelur- based on Ichthyaelurus] Amiurina Günther 1864:98 [ref. 1974] (subgroup?) [as Amiurus, name must be corrected Article 32.5.3; stem corrected to Ameiur- by Hubbs & Raney 1944:3 [ref. 10907], confirmed by Myers & Storey 1956:10 [ref. 32831] and by Greenwood, Rosen, Weitzman & Myers 1966:396 [ref. 26856]]

GENUS Ameiurus Rafinesque, 1820 - bullhead catfishes [=Ameiurus (subgenus of Ictalurus) Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:359, Gronias Cope [E. D.], 1864:231] Notes: [ref. 7311]. Masc. Silurus lividus Rafinesque, 1820. Type designated by the ICZN in Opinion 1584. Described as a section of the subgenus Ictalurus which in turn was described as a subgenus of Pimelodus. Also in Rafinesque 1820:65 (Dec.) [ref. 3592]. Amiurus Agassiz, 1846:17 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation. On Official List (Opinion 1584) with type as above. •Valid as Ameiurus Rafinesque, 1820 -- (see Bailey & Robins 1988 [ref. 6626], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:538 [ref. 21581], Gilbert 1998:21-22 [ref. 23395], Dyer 2000:89 [ref. 26678], Hardman & Page 2003:20 [ref. 26687], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:117 [ref. 28183], Scharpf 2006:14 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:204 [ref. 29155], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:336 [ref. 29996], Minckley & Marsh 2009:220 [ref. 31114]). Current status: Valid as Ameiurus Rafinesque, 1820. Ictaluridae. (Gronias) [ref. 906]. Masc. Gronias nigrilabris Cope, 1864. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Ameiurus Rafinesque, 1820 -- (Hubbs & Bailey 1947:12 [ref. 2254], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:204 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus Rafinesque, 1820. Ictaluridae.

Species Ameiurus brunneus Jordan, 1877 - snail bullhead [=Amiurus brunneus Jordan [D. S.], 1877:366] Notes: [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 11 (nos 11-12) (art. 29); ref. 2373] South Fork of Ocmulgee River, at Flat Shoals, DeKalb County, Georgia, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Ameiurus brunneus Jordan, 1877. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758) - white [=Silurus catus Linnaeus [C.], 1758:305, Pimelodus albidus Lesueur [C. A.], 1819:148, Ichthaelurus kevinskii Stauffer [J.], 1869:578, Amiurus lophius Cope [E. D.], 1870:487, Pimelodus lynx Girard [C. F.], 1859:160, Ichthaelurus mccaskei Stauffer [J.], 1869:578, Amirurus niveiventris Cope [E. D.], 1870:488] Notes: [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] "Northern part of North America". Current status: Valid as Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern North America. Widely introduced. Habitat: freshwater. (albidus) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 12573] Delaware River, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (kevinskii) [History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; ref. 18742] Susquehanna River drainage, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lophius) [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11 (no. 84); ref. 913] Washington D. C. market, from lower Potomac River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lynx) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Potomac River, near Washington, D.C.; Deep Run, tributary of Patapsco River, near Baltimore, Maryland; and tributary of Susquehanna River, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (mccaskei) [History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; ref. 18742] Shenk's Ferry, Susquehanna River (or tributary thereof), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (niveiventris) [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11 (no. 84); ref. 913] Neuse River, North Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. Species Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) - [=Silurus melas Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:51, Amiurus brachyacanthus Cope [E. D.], 1880:35, Pimelodus catulus Girard [C. F.], 1858:208, Pl. 41 (figs. 4-6), Pimelodus confinis Girard [C. F.], 1859:159, Amiurus cragini Gilbert [C. H.], 1884:10, Pimelodus cupreoides Girard [C. F.], 1859:159, Amiurus obesus Gill [T. N.], 1861:45] Notes: [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820). Ictaluridae. Distribution: North America from Canada to , U.S.A and into northern ; widely introduced. Habitat: freshwater. (brachyacanthus) [Bulletin of the National Museum No. 17; ref. 14285] Wallace Creek, headwaters of Medina River, Bandera County, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (catulus) [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Arkansas River at Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (confinis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Root River, near Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (cragini) [Bulletin of the Washburn Laboratory of Natural History v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 14447] "The Lake" [a blind arm of the Arkansas River], at Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (cupreoides) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Aux Plaines River [= Des Plaines River], Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (obesus) [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 8 (1861-1862); ref. 5571] Supposed to be from Nebraska, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819) - [=Pimelodus natalis Lesueur [C. A.], 1819:154, Pimelodus ailurus Girard [C. F.], 1858:210, Amiurus aelurus Cope [E. D.], 1870:485, Amiurus natalis analis Jordan [D. S.], 1877:87, Pl. 18 (fig. 31 [not 31-32]), Pimelodus antoniensis Girard [C. F.], 1858:209, Amiurus bolli Cope [E. D.], 1880:35, Silurus (Pimelodus) coenosus Richardson [J.], 1837:132, Amiurus erebennus Jordan [D. S.], 1877:85, Pl. 13 (figs. 19-20), Pimelodus felinus Girard [C. F.], 1858:209, Silurus lividus var. fuscatus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:51, Silurus lividus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:50, Amiurus prosthistius Cope [E. D.], 1883:132, Pimelodus puma Girard [C. F.], 1859:160, Silurus xanthocephalus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:51] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 12573] Uncertain locality. Current status: Valid as Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southern Canada, central and eastern U.S.A. Introduced into other areas of eastern and western North America. Habitat: freshwater. (aelurus) [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11 (no. 84); ref. 913] Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. (ailurus) [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Lake Amelia, near Fort Snelling [in Minneapolis], , U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (analis) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum [v. 1] No. 10; ref. 14245] Little Red River, Judsonia, White County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (antoniensis) [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Near San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (bolli) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 17; ref. 14285] Little Wichita River, northern Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (coenosus) [Fauna Boreali-Americana Part 3; ref. 3731] Lake Huron [possibly Penetanguishene, Simcoe County , Canada]. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (erebennus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum [v. 1] No. 10; ref. 14245] St. Johns River, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. (felinus) [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Tributary of Gypsum Creek, Canadian River drainage, Oklahoma [not Arkansas], U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (fuscatus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lividus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (prosthistius) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 35; ref. 18037] Batsto River, Mullica River system, Burlington County, New Jersey, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (puma) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (xanthocephalus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio, Kentucky and Licking rivers, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819) - [=Pimelodus nebulosus Lesueur [C. A.], 1819:149, Pimelodus atrarius DeKay [J. E.], 1842:185, Pl. 36 (fig. 116), Pimelodus dekayi Girard [C. F.], 1859:160, Pimelodus felis Agassiz [L.], 1850:281, Pimelodus hoyi Girard [C. F.], 1859:159, Pimelodus marmoratus Holbrook [J. E.], 1855:54, Pl. 6 (fig. 4), Amiurus mispilliensis Cope [E. D.], 1870:486, Gronias nigrilabris Cope [E. D.], 1864:231, Ictalurus nebulosus pannonicus Harka [A.] & Pinter [K.], 1990:69, Figs. 3-4, Pimelodus pullus DeKay [J. E.], 1842:184, Pl. 37 (fig. 117), Pimelodus vulgaris Thompson [Z.], 1842:138, Pimelodus vulpeculus Girard [C. F.], 1859:160] Notes: [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 12573] Delaware River, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southern Canada; eastern and central U.S.A., widely introduced elsewhere in eastern and western North America and in Europe. Habitat: freshwater. (atrarius) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Wappinger's Creek, tributary to Hudson River, Dutchess County, New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (dekayi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Four-mile Creek, and Lake Ontario at Oswego, New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (felis) [Lake Superior; ref. 66] Lake Superior [probably eastern part of lake], North America. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (hoyi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Near Racine [probably Root River], Wisconsin, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (marmoratus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 3 (art. 1); ref. 15935] Altamaha River, Georgia, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (mispilliensis) [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11 (no. 84); ref. 913] Mispillion Creek [=Mispillion River], Kent and Sussex counties, Delaware, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (nigrilabris) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 906] Conestoga Creek, tributary of Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (pannonicus) [Tiscia. v. 25; ref. 20246] Tisza River at Poroszló, Hungary [introduced population]. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (pullus) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Lake Pleasant, Lake Janet and other lakes in northern districts, New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (vulgaris) [History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical; ref. 17908] Lake Champlain, Vermont, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (vulpeculus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. Species (Girard, 1859) - flat bullhead [=Pimelodus platycephalus Girard [C. F.], 1859:161] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Savannah River drainage, near Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard, 1859). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A.: Altamaha River drainage, Georgia, north to Roanoke River drainage, Virginia and North Carolina. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea, 1968) - spotted bullhead [=Ictalurus serracanthus Yerger [R. W.] & Relyea [K.], 1968:373, Fig. 4] Notes: [Copeia 1968 (no. 2); ref. 17753] Northern shore of Lake Talquin, 6.8 miles west-southwest of Ochlockonee River, Gadsden County, Florida, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea, 1968). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Gulf Cast drainages, southeastern U.S.A: Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820 - ictalurid catfishes [=Ictalurus (subgenus of Pimelodus) Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:355, Elliops (subgenus of Ictalurus) Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:356, Haustor (subgenus of Ameiurus) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.], 1896:135, 136, 137, Istlarius Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1899:118, Synechoglanis Gill [T. N.], 1859:39, Villarius Rutter [C. M.], 1896:256] Notes: [ref. 7311]. Masc. Silurus cerulescens Rafinesque, 1820. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1861:49 [ref. 12585] as P. coerulescens -- not punctatus (not an included species) or maculatus. Also in Rafinesque 1820:61 (Dec.) [ref. 3592]. Unjustified emendations are Ichthaelurus by Cope 1868:237 [ref. 909] and Ichthyaelurus by Meek 1904:10 [ref. 2958]. •Valid as Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820 -- (Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:533 [ref. 21581], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Naseka 1998:106 [ref. 23590], Dyer 2000:89 [ref. 26678], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:117 [ref. 28183], Scharpf 2006:15 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:207 [ref. 29155], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:336 [ref. 29996], Rodiles-Hernández et al. 2010:67 [ref. 31022], Parin et al. 2014:104 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820. Ictaluridae. (Elliops) [ref. 7311]. Masc. Silurus maculatus Rafinesque, 1820. Type by subsequent designation. Described as a section of the subgenus Ictalurus which in turn was described as a subgenus of Pimelodus. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1877:87 [ref. 4907]. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1820:62 (Dec.) [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:207 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820. Ictaluridae. (Haustor) [ref. 2443]. Masc. Pimelodus nigricans Lesueur, 1819. Based on a misidentified type species (see Speirs 1952 [ref. 14251]). The description given by Jordan & Evermann is of an Ictalurus, the original type species is a Lota (Lotidae). Ferraris 2007:208 [ref. 29155] identifies the type species as Pimelodus nigricans Lesueur, 1819. Type apparently established by Jordan 1920. •Synonym of Lota Oken, 1817 -- (Speirs 1952:102 [ref. 14251]). •Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820 -- (Ferraris 2007:208 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820. Ictaluridae. (Istlarius) [ref. 2501]. Masc. Istlarius balsanus Jordan & Snyder, 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:208 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820. Ictaluridae. (Synechoglanis) [ref. 1752]. Masc. Synechoglanis beadlei Gill, 1859. Type by monotypy (second species questionably included). •Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:207 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820. Ictaluridae. (Villarius) [ref. 3841]. Masc. Villarius pricei Rutter, 1896. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2789 [ref. 2445]. •Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:208 [ref. 29155], Minckley & Marsh 2009:219 [ref. 31114]). Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus Rafinesque, 1820. Ictaluridae.

Species Ictalurus australis (Meek, 1904) - Panuco catfish [=Amiurus australis Meek [S. E.], 1904:13] Notes: [Field Columbian Museum, Zoological Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Río Forlón, Forlón, Rio Panuco drainage, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus australis (Meek, 1904). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Blanco to Panuco rivers, eastern Mexico. Habitat: freshwater. Species Ictalurus balsanus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) - Balsas catfish [=Istlarius balsanus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1899:118, Fig. 2, Istlarius balsanus occidentalis de Buen [F.], 1946:119] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Río Ixtla, at Puente de Ixtla, Morelos, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus balsanus (Jordan & Snyder 1899). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Balsas River basin, Pacific slope, Mexico. Habitat: freshwater. (occidentalis) [Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural v. 7 (nos 1-4); ref. 12981] Río Huámito, at La Huacana, Río Balsas drainage, Michoacan, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus balsanus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ictalurus dugesii (Bean, 1880) - Lerma catfish [=Amiurus dugesii Bean [T. H.], 1880:304] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 95); ref. 16034] Río Turbio, Province of Guanajuato, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus dugesii (Bean, 1880). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Lerma-Santiago, Ameca, Armeria basins and Lake Chapala, Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) - [=Pimelodus furcatus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Lesueur), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840:136, Pimelodus affinis Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] 1854:26, Amiurus ponderosus Bean [T. H.] 1880:286] Notes: [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Wabash River, Illinois, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Central U.S.A. and eastern Mexico; introduced widely in the United States. Habitat: freshwater. (affinis) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 168] del Norte [= Rio Grande], at Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (ponderosus) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 90); ref. 16042] Mississippi River, near St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species (Girard, 1858) - headwater catfish [=Pimelodus lupus Girard [C. F.], 1858:211] Notes: [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Headwaters of Rio Pecos, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Rio Grande River basin, New Mexico and Texas (U.S.A.) and eastern Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ictalurus meridionalis (Gunther, 1864) - Usumacinta catfish (author) [=Amiurus meridionalis Günther [A.], 1864:102] Notes: [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Río Usumacinta, Guatemala. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther, 1864). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

Species (Meek, 1904) - Rio Verde catfish [=Amiurus mexicanus Meek [S. E.], 1904:15] Notes: [Field Columbian Museum, Zoological Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Tributary to Río Valles, Rascón, San Luis Potosí, Río Panuco basin, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus mexicanus (Meek, 1904). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Panuco River basin, Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ictalurus ochoterenai (de Buen, 1946) - Chapala catfish [=Haustor ochoterenai de Buen [F.], 1946:271, Fig. 1] Notes: [Anales del Instituto de Biologia de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico v. 17 (nos 1-2); ref. 13138] Lago de Chapala, Isla Patos, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus ochoterenai (de Buen, 1946). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Isla Patos, Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

Species (Rutter, 1896) - Yaqui catfish [=Villarius pricei Rutter [C. M.], 1896:257, Amiurus meeki Regan [C. T.], 1907:140, Pl. 23 (fig. 5)] Notes: [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 6; ref. 3841] San Bernardino Creek, Rio Yaqui, Arizona, U.S.A. Or northern border of Sonara, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus pricei (Rutter, 1896). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southwestern U.S.A. and northern Mexico. Habitat: freshwater. (meeki) [Biologia Centrali-Americana Part 215; ref. 3629] Río Paphigochic, Miñaca, Chihuahua, Mexico. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus pricei (Rutter, 1896). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) - [=Silurus punctatus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1818:355, Ictalurus anguilla Evermann [B. W.] & Kendall [W. C.], 1898:125, Pl. 6 (fig. 1), Silurus argentinus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:50, Pimelodus argyrus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:358, Synechoglanis beadlei Gill [T. N.], 1859:40 [2], Silurus (Pimelodus) borealis Richardson [J.], 1837:135, Pimelodus caudafurcatus Lesueur [C. A.], 1819:152, Silurus maculatus var. erythroptera Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:49, Pimelodus furcifer Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840:139, Pimelodus gracilis Hough [F. B.], 1852:26, Pimelodus graciosus Girard [C. F.], 1859:161, Pimelodus hammondii Abbott [C. C.], 1861:568, Pimelodus houghi Girard [C. F.], 1859:159, Silurus pallidus var. lateralis Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:49, Silurus pallidus var. leucoptera Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:49, Silurus maculatus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:48, Silurus pallidus var. marginatus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:49, Pimelodus megalops Girard [C. F.], 1859:161, Silurus cerulescens var. melanurus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:49, Pimelodus nigricans Lesueur [C. A.], 1819:153, Fig., Pimelodus notatus Abbott [C. C.], 1861:569, Ictalurus okeechobeensis Heilprin [A.], 1887:129, Pl. 18, Pimelodus olivaceus Girard [C. F.], 1858:211, Pl. 41 (figs. 1-3), Silurus pallidus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:49, Ichthaelurus robustus Jordan [D. S.], 1877:76, Pls. 1 (fig. 3), 2 (fig. 4 & 4b), Ictalurus simpsonii Gill [T. N.], 1861:43, Pimelodus vulpes Girard [C. F.], 1858:170] Notes: [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 3 (no. 5) (art. 3) (Sept.); ref. 3586] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern North America, from southern Canada and northern U.S.A. to eastern Mexico. Introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater. (anguilla) [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 17 (art. 5) (for 1897); ref. 1281] Atchafalaya River, above Morgan City [= Morganza], Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (argentinus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Lower parts of Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (argyrus) [Western Revue and Miscellaneous Magazine v. 2 (no. 6); ref. 7311] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (beadlei) [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 7 (nos 1-3); ref. 1752] St. Catherines, between Hamilton and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (borealis) [Fauna Boreali-Americana Part 3; ref. 3731] Pine Island Lake [= Cumberland Lake] (N. Lat. 54°), , Canada [provenance questionable, since *Island punctatus* is not known to range this far north]. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (caudafurcatus) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 12573] Wabash River and Mississippi River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (erythroptera) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (furcifer) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] North America [not Suriname]. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (gracilis) [Catalogue of reptiles and fishes, from St. Lawrence County; ref. 18312] Oswegatchie River and Indian River, and other streams tributary to St. Lawrence River, New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (graciosus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Prairie Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (hammondii) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12; ref. 15623] [Sent from] Fort Reily [= Fort Riley], Kansas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (houghi) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Oswegatchie River and Indian River, and other streams and lakes tributary to St. Lawrence River, New York, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lateralis) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (leucoptera) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (maculatus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and in Kentucky River, Ohio River basin, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (marginatus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (megalops) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11 (nos. 60-77); ref. 18087] Black Warrior River and Sipsey River, Alabama, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (melanurus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (nigricans) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 12573] Lake Erie; Lake Ontario, North America. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (notatus) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 12; ref. 15623] [Sent from] Fort Reily [= Fort Riley], Kansas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (okeechobeensis) [Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia v. 1; ref. 18274] Lake Okeechobee, Florida, U.S.A. [not the Kissimmee River]. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (olivaceus) [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Fort Pierre, Nebrska; Yellowstone, Nebraska; Milk River, ?; near mouth of Poteau River, Oklahoma; and Arkansas River, Arkansas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (pallidus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (robustus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum [v. 1] No. 10; ref. 14245] Exact locality unknown [Ohio or Mississippi rivers], U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (simpsonii) [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 8 (1861-1862); ref. 5571] Big Sandy River, Kansas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (vulpes) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] Live Oak Creek, Camanche [= Comanche] Spring, Rio Leona Piedra Painte, Devil's River, Rio Salado, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Noturus Rafinesque, 1818 - ictalurid catfishes, [=Noturus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1818:41, Pimelodon Lesueur [C. A.], in Vaillant, 1896:28, Rabida (subgenus of Schilbeodes) Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.], 1896:144, Schilbeodes Bleeker [P.], 1858:258] Notes: [ref. 3589]. Masc. Rafinesque, 1818. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Noturus Rafinesque, 1818 -- (Taylor 1969 [ref. 6555], Burgess 1989:34 [ref. 12860], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:552 [ref. 21581], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Hartman 2003:395 [ref. 27357], Thomas & Burr 2004:351 [ref. 27997], Burr et al. 2005:783 [ref. 28478], Near & Hardman 2006:380 [ref. 28791], Egge & Simons 2006:581 [ref. 28856], Scharpf 2006:16 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:211 [ref. 29155], Faber et al. 2009:563 [ref. 30385]). Current status: Valid as Noturus Rafinesque, 1818. Ictaluridae. (Pimelodon) [ref. 13482]. Masc. Pimelodon insignarius Vaillant, 1896. Type by monotypy. Appeared first in Lesueur 1819:155 [ref. 12589], but that regarded as probably a vernacular and nonbinomial; made available as above according to Taylor 1969:20 [ref. 6555]. •Synonym of Noturus Rafinesque, 1818 -- (Taylor 1969:20 [ref. 6555], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:211 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Noturus Rafinesque, 1818. Ictaluridae. (Rabida) [ref. 2443]. Fem. Noturus furiosus Jordan & Meek, 1889. Type by original designation. Type designated on p. 144 (name in parentheses). Spelled Rabidus in Zoological Record for 1896 and by Jordan 1920:473 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Noturus Rafinesque, 1818, but a valid subgenus Rabida as described -- (Taylor 1969:20, 128 [ref. 6555]). •Synonym of Noturus Rafinesque, 1818 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:211 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Noturus Rafinesque, 1818. Ictaluridae. (Schilbeodes) [ref. 365]. Masc. Silurus gyrinus Mitchill, 1817. Type by monotypy. Spelled Schilbeoides in early literature [not investigated]. •Synonym of Noturus Rafinesque, 1818, but a valid subgenus Schilbeodes -- (Taylor 1969:20, 32 [ref. 6555]). •Synonym of Noturus Rafinesque, 1818 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395]). Current status: Synonym of Noturus Rafinesque, 1818. Ictaluridae.

Species Noturus albater Taylor, 1969 - Ozark [=Noturus albater Taylor [W. R.], 1969:144, Pls. 4 (fig. 4), 11 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] White River at Forsyth, on state highway M80, Taney County, Missouri, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus albater Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: South-central U.S.A.: Missouri and Arkansas. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus baileyi Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus baileyi Taylor [W. R.], 1969:141, Pl .4 (fig. 3), pl. 11 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Lower portion of Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus baileyi Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern U.S.A., Little Tennessee River basin, eastern Tennessee. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus crypticus Burr et al., 2005 - [=Noturus crypticus Burr [B. M.], Eisenhour [D. J.] & Grady [J. M.], 2005:794, Fig. 2C] Notes: [Copeia 2005 (no. 4); ref. 28478] Little Chucky Creek at mouth of Jackson Branch, 36°07'11"N, 83°02'04"W, Greene County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus crypticus Burr, Eisenhour & Grady, 2005. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Tennessee and Alabama, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus elegans Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus elegans Taylor [W. R.], 1969:150, Pls. 4 (figs. 5-6), 12.] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Fallen Timber Creek, 8 miles southeast of Glasgow, at state highway 90, Barren County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus elegans Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: East-central U.S.A: Kentucky and Tennessee. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus eleutherus Jordon, 1877 - [=Noturus eleutherus Jordan [D. S.], 1877:371, Schilbeodes gallowayi Fowler [H. W.], 1945:122, Figs. 155-157] Notes: [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 11 (nos 11-12) (art. 29); ref. 2373] Big Pigeon River, tributary of French Broad River, [probably near Newport, Cocke County], Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus eleutherus Jordan, 1877. Ictaluridae. Distribution: East-central and south-central U.S.A.: Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Ouachita and Red River systems. Habitat: freshwater. (gallowayi) [Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia No. 7; ref. 1453] South Fork of Holston River, above Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus eleutherus Jordan, 1877. Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Nelson, 1876 - slender madtom [=Noturus exilis Nelson [E. W.], 1876:51, Noturus elassochir Swain [J.] & Kalb [G. B.], 1883:639] Notes: [Bulletin of the Illinois Museum of Natural History v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 3154] Mackinaw Creek, Illinois River drainage, McLean County, Illinois, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus exilis Nelson, 1876. Ictaluridae. Distribution: East-central and south-central U.S.A.; Mississippi River system. Habitat: freshwater. (elassochir) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 332); ref. 18866] Illinois River, Napierville [= Naperville], Illinois, U.S.A. [probably West Branch of Du Page River, Du Page County]. Current status: Synonym of Noturus exilis Nelson, 1876. Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater, marine.

Species Burr et al., 2005 - saddled madtom [=Noturus fasciatus Burr [B. M.], Eisenhour [D. J.] & Grady [J. M.], 2005:785, Fig. 2A] Notes: [Copeia 2005 (no. 4); ref. 28478] Bruchy Fork Creek, off Brushy road, 1.6 kilometers west of junction with Tennessee highway 48, north of Aetna, 35°40'25"N, 87°31'03"W, Hickman County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus fasciatus Burr, Eisenhour & Grady, 2005. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Tennessee River drainage, Tennessee, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus flavater Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus flavater Taylor [W. R.], 1969:204, Pls. 4 (fig 15), 20 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Flat Creek, at state highway M39, 12 miles northeast of Cassville, Barry County, Missouri, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus flavater Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southcentral U.S.A.; upper White River and Current river systems in Missouri and Arkansas. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus flavipinnis Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus flavipinnis Taylor [W. R.], 1969:201, Pls. 4 (fig. 14), 20 (fig. 1)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Hines Creek, tributary to Clinch River, Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus flavipinnis Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A.: Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818 - stonecat [=Noturus flavus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1818:41, Noturus luteus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1819:421, Noturus occidentalis Gill [T. N.], 1861:45, Noturus platycephalus Günther [A.], 1864:104] Notes: [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 4 (no. 1) (art. 5); ref. 3589] Eagle Creek [tributary of lower Kentucky River], pool below bridge on State highway 36, 3.5 miles east of Jonesville, Grant County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southern Canada and northern and central U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater. (luteus) [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 88; ref. 3590] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818. Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (occidentalis) [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 8 (1861-1862); ref. 5571] Platte River, Nebraska, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818. Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (platycephalus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] North America. Current status: Synonym of Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818. Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus funebris Gilbert & Swain, in Gilbert, 1891 - [=Noturus funebris Gilbert [C. H.] & Swain [J.], in Gilbert, 1891:153] Notes: [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 9 (art. 10) (for 1889); ref. 12400] Spring Run of North River near Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus funebris Gilbert & Swain, 1891. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A.: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus furiosus Jordan & Meek, in Jordan, 1889 - [=Noturus furiosus Jordan [D. S.] & Meek [S. E.], in Jordan, 1889:351, Pl. 43 (figs. 1-1b)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 723); ref. 10478] Neuse River, at Millburnie, near Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus furiosus Jordan & Meek, 1889. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern U.S.A.: Neuse and Tar river systems, North Carolina. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus gilberti Jordan & Evermann, in Jordan, 1889 - [=Noturus gilberti Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.], in Jordan, 1889:352, Pl. 43 (figs. 2-2b)] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 723); ref. 10478] Roanoke River ar Roanoke, Salem, and Allegany Springs, Virginia, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus gilberti Jordan & Evermann, 1889. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern U.S.A.: Virginia and North Carolina. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus gladiator Thomas & Burr, 2004 - [=Noturus gladiator Thomas [M. R.] & Burr [B. M.], 2004:353, Figs. 2-3, 8c] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 27997] Just upstream of Potters Creek, about 2.5 kilometers west of Bolivar, 35°15'14"N, 89°02'05"W, Pleasant Run, Hatchie River at Summerville-Bolivar Road, Mississippi River basin, Hardeman County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus gladiator Thomas & Burr, 2004. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern U.S.A.: Mississippi River tributaries of western Tennessee and Mississippi. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill, 1817) - [=Silurus gyrinus Mitchill [S. L.], 1817:289, Noturus sialis Jordan [D. S.], 1877:102, Pls. 42 (fig. 68), 43 (fig. 69)] Notes: [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 1; ref. 17776] Wallkill Creek [= Walkill River], New York, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill, 1817). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southern Canada; eastern and central U.S.A; Atlantic draining rivers and rivers draining into the . Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater. (sialis) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum [v. 1] No. 10; ref. 14245] White River, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill, 1817). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species (Bailey & Taylor, 1950) - least madtom [=Schilbeodes hildebrandi Bailey [R. M.] & Taylor [W. R.], 1950:32, Pls. 1, 2 (figs. E-F), Noturus hildebrandi lautus Taylor [W. R.], 1969:138, Pl. 4 (fig. 2), pl. 10 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Copeia 1950 (no. 1); ref. 12934] Brushy Creek, about 1 mile above its mouth in Homochitto River, hamlet of Homochitto, Amite County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus hildebrandi (Bailey & Taylor, 1950). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southern U.S.A.: streams tributary to eastern side of Mississippi River in Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee. Mississippi [subspecies hildebrandi]. Habitat: freshwater. (lautus) [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] North Fork Obion River, on state highway 69, Henry County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus hildebrandi (Bailey & Taylor, 1950). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Kentucky and Tennessee [subspecies lautus]. Habitat: freshwater.

Species (Richardson, 1837) - margined madtom [=Pimelodus insigne Richardson, [J.] 1837:132, Schilbeodes marginatus atrorus Hubbs [C. L.] & Raney [E. C.], 1944:7, 10, Pl. 1, Pimelodon insignarius Lesueur [C. A.], in Vaillant, 1896:28 [14], Pl. 24, Pimelodus lemniscatus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Lesueur), in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840:144, Noturus marginatus Baird [S. F.], in Cope, 1868:237] Notes: [Fauna Boreali-Americana Part 3; ref. 3731] Vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus insignis (Richardson, 1837). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Eastern U.S.A.: Atlantic coastal rivers from New York to Georgia; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater. (atrorus) [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 487; ref. 10907] Wolf Creek, [upper Kanawha River system], between Bastian and Novis, Bland County, Virginia, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus insignis (Richardson, 1837). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (insignarius) [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (8th Série) v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 13482] Vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus insignis (Richardson, 1837). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lemniscatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus insignis (Richardson, 1837). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (marginatus) [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. v. 6 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 909] Sinking Creek of Kanawha River, and head of James River, Virginia, and Susquehanna River at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Noturus insignis (Richardson, 1837). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus lachneri Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus lachneri Taylor [W. R.], 1969:54, Pl. 3 (fig. 2), Pl. 5 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Middle Fork of Saline River at state highway 7 crossing, 11.2 miles north of Mountain Valley, Garland County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus lachneri Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Central U.S.A.: Arkansas. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus leptacanthus Jordan, 1877 - [=Noturus leptacanthus Jordan [D. S.], 1877:352] Notes: [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 11 (nos 11-12) (art. 29); ref. 2373] Silver Creek, 1 mile above its junction with Etowah River, near Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus leptacanthus Jordan, 1877. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southeastern U.S.A.: Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico draining rivers. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus maydeni Egge, in Egge & Simons, 2006 - Black River madtom [=Noturus maydeni Egge [J. J. D.], in Egge & Simons, 2006:588, Fig. 7] Notes: [Zoologica Scripta v. 35 (no. 6); ref. 28856] Strawberry River at Simstown Public Access, 4 miles north of Evening Shade, 1.7 miles off highway 167 on Simstown Road, 36°05'52"N, 91°36'27"W, Sharp County, Arkansas. Current status: Valid as Noturus maydeni Egge, 2006. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Black and St. Francis river basins of Ozark Uplands, Missouri and Arkansas. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 - [=Noturus miurus Jordan [D. S.], 1877:371] Notes: [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 11 (nos 11-12) (art. 29); ref. 2373] White River, near Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southern central to southcentral U.S.A.: tributaries of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, southern Ontario, Canada, and northern U.S.A., south in Mississippi Valley to Mississippi and Louisiana, and west to eastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus munitus Suttkus & Taylor, 1965 - [=Noturus munitus Suttkus [R. D.] & Taylor [W. R.], 1965:171, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 78; ref. 9260] Pearl River, 2.6 miles east of Sandy Hook, Marion County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus munitus Suttkus & Taylor, 1965. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southern U.S.A.: Pearl River drainage, Louisiana and Mississippi; and in scattered parts of Mobile Bay basin in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. Habitat: freshwater. Species Noturus nocturnus Jordan & Gilbert, 1886 - [=Noturus nocturnus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.], 1886:6] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 9 (no. 549); ref. 10626] Saline River, near Benton railroad bridge, at Benton, Saline County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus nocturnus Jordan & Gilbert, 1886. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Central and southern U.S.A.: central Mississippi River basin and other rivers draining into the Gulf of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus phaeus Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus phaeus Taylor [W. R.], 1969:100, Pls. 3 (fig. 8), 7 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] North Fork of Obion River, at state highway 69, Henry County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus phaeus Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: South-central U.S.A.: tributaries of lower Mississippi River, from western Kentucky and Tennessee south to Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus placidus Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus placidus Taylor [W. R.], 1969:168, Pls. 4 (fig. 9), 15 (fig. 2), 17 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Neosho River, just south of U.S. highway 50, near Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus placidus Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Central U.S.A.: Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus stanauli Etnier & Jenkins, 1980 - [=Noturus stanauli Etnier [D. A.] & Jenkins [R. E.], 1980:19, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History No. 5; ref. 8722] Clinch River at Frost Ford, Hancock County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus stanauli Etnier & Jenkins, 1980. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Widely scattered localities in Tennessee, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus stigmosus Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus stigmosus Taylor [W. R.], 1969:173, Pls. 2, 4, 16, 18] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Huron River, at North Territorial Road, bridge north of Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus stigmosus Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Central to southcentral U.S.A.: Lake Erie drainage, Michigan, also in Ohio River drainage, Ohio and western Pennsylvania, south in Mississippi Valley to western Tennessee and northern Mississippi, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus taylori Douglas, 1972 - [=Noturus taylori Douglas [N. H.], 1972:785, Fig. 1] Notes: [Copeia 1972 (no. 4); ref. 7609] South Fork of Caddo River, 1.6 kilometers southeast of Hopper and 0.8 kilometers south of state highway 240, Montgomery County, Arkansas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus taylori Douglas, 1972. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Arkansas, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Noturus trautmani Taylor, 1969 - [=Noturus trautmani Taylor [W. R.], 1969:156, Pls. 4 (fig. 7), 13 (fig. 1).] Notes: [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282; ref. 6555] Big Darby Creek, 1 mile south of Fox, Pickaway County, Ohio, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Noturus trautmani Taylor, 1969. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Ohio, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Carranza, 1954 - ictalurid catfishes, blindcats [=Prietella Carranza [J.], 1954:130] Notes: [ref. 734]. Fem. Carranza, 1954. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Prietella Carranza, 1954 -- (Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Walsh & Gilbert 1995:851 [ref. 21891], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Proudlove 2006:114 [ref. 28992], Scharpf 2006:18 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Prietella Carranza, 1954. Ictaluridae.

Species Prietella lundbergi Walsh & Gilbert, 1995 - phantom blindcat [=Prietella lundbergi Walsh [S. J.] & Gilbert [C. R.], 1995:851, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Copeia 1995 (no. 4); ref. 21891] Subsurface thermal spring, about 22°40'N, 99°00'W, Nacimiento de San Rafael de Los Castros, Rio Tamesí drainage, about 15 kilometers west-northwest of Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Prietella lundbergi Walsh & Gilbert, 1995. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Subsurface waters of Tamesí River drainage, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

Species Prietella phreatophila Carranza, 1954 - Mexican blindcat [=Prietella phreatophila Carranza [J.], 1954:132, Pl. 1] Notes: [Ciencia (Mexico City) v. 14 (nos 7-8); ref. 734] Well at base of Sierra de Santa Rosa, about 27°55'N, 101°07'W, Múzquiz, state, Mexico. Current status: Valid as Prietella phreatophila Carranza, 1954. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Subterranean waters of Río Bravo basin, Coahuila state, Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819 - flathead catfishes [=Pylodictis Rafinesque [C. S.], 1819:422, Ilictis (subgenus of Ictalurus) Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:360, Leptops (subgenus of Ictalurus) Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:358, Opladelus (subgenus of Ictalurus) Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:359] Notes: [ref. 3590]. Masc. Pylodictis limosus Rafinesque, 1819. Type by monotypy. Spelled Pilodictis by Rafinesque 1820:361 (July) [ref. 7311] and 1820:67 (Dec.) [ref. 3592] and Pelodichthys by Jordan 1877:10 [ref. 12244]. On Official List (Opinion 1584). See Markle 1997:445 [ref. 23370]. •Valid as Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819 -- (Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:567 [ref. 21581], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Scharpf 2006:18 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155], Minckley & Marsh 2009:225 [ref. 31114]). Current status: Valid as Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819. Ictaluridae. (Ilictis) [ref. 7311]. Masc. Silurus limosus Rafinesque, 1820. Type by monotypy. Described as a section of the subgenus Ictalurus which in turn was described as a subgenus of Pimelodus. Also in Rafinesque 1820:66 (Dec.) [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819. Ictaluridae. (Leptops) [ref. 7311]. Masc. Silurus viscosus Rafinesque, 1820. Type by subsequent designation. Described as a section of the subgenus Ictalurus which in turn was described as a subgenus of Pimelodus. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1877:87 [ref. 4907]. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1820:64 (Dec.) [ref. 3592]. •Synonym of Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819. Ictaluridae. (Opladelus) [ref. 7311]. Masc. Silurus nebulosus Rafinesque, 1820. Type by monotypy. Described as a section of the subgenus Ictalurus which in turn was described as a subgenus of Pimelodus. Also in Rafinesque 1820 (Dec):64-65 [ref. 3592]. Type species not Pimelodus nebulosus Lesueur, 1819 or olivaceus Rafinesque. Spelled Hopladelus by Gill 1862:51 [ref. 1673], Bleeker 1862:12 [ref. 393] and others. •Synonym of Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819 -- (Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis Rafinesque, 1819. Ictaluridae.

Species Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818) - motley, yellow cat, opelousas, bashaw, shovelhead cat [=Silurus olivaris Rafinesque [C. S.], 1818:355, Pimelodus aeneus Lesueur [C. A.], 1819:150, Silurus cupreus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:51, Pimelodus lutescens Rafinesque [C. S.], 1832:20, Silurus nebulosus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:50, Pimelodus punctulatus Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840:134, Silurus viscosus Rafinesque [C. S.], 1820:50] Notes: [American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 3 (no. 5) (art. 3) (Sept.); ref. 3586] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Central U.S.A. to Mexico: Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, Gulf Coast drainages from Geogia to Mexico; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater. (aeneus) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 12573] [not New Orleans] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater (cupreus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (lutescens) [Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge, Philadelphia v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 3593] Tennessee River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (nebulosus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (punctulatus) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Wabash River, New Harmony, Posy County, Indiana, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. (viscosus) [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Falls of Ohio River, near Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Satan Hubbs & Bailey, 1947 - ictalurid catfishes [=Satan Hubbs [C. L.] & Bailey [R. M.], 1947:4] Notes: [ref. 2254]. Masc. Satan eurystomus Hubbs & Bailey, 1947. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Satan Hubbs & Bailey, 1947 -- (Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Proudlove 2006:112 [ref. 28992], Scharpf 2006:19 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:216 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Satan Hubbs & Bailey, 1947. Ictaluridae.

Species Satan eurystomus Hubbs & Bailey, 1947 - [=Satan eurystomus Hubbs [C. L.] & Bailey [R. M.], 1947:8, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-3)] Notes: [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 499; ref. 2254] An artesian well [depth 381 m], near San Antonio, about 29°30'N, 98°30'W, Bexar County, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Satan eurystomus Hubbs & Bailey, 1947. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Subterranean waters, near San Antonio, Texas. Habitat: freshwater.

GENUS Trogloglanis Eigenmann, 1919 - ictalurid catfishes [=Trogloglanis Eigenmann [C. H.], 1919:397] Notes: [ref. 1241]. Masc. Trogloglanis pattersoni Eigenmann, 1919. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Trogloglanis Eigenmann, 1919 -- (Lundberg 1982 [ref. 5450], Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Gilbert 1998:22 [ref. 23395], Proudlove 2006:109 [ref. 28992], Scharpf 2006:19 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:216 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Trogloglanis Eigenmann, 1919. Ictaluridae.

Species Trogloglanis pattersoni Eigenmann, 1919 - [=Trogloglanis pattersoni Eigenmann [C. H.], 1919:397, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 58 (no. 6); ref. 1241] An artesian well in San Antonio, Edwards Aquifer, about 29°30'N, 98°30'W, Bexar County, Texas, U.S.A. Current status: Valid as Trogloglanis pattersoni Eigenmann, 1919. Ictaluridae. Distribution: Artesian wells near San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater ************************************************************** Unavailable names, uncertain taxa

(genera)

Amiurus Agassiz [L.] 1846. Unjustified emendation of Ameiurus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Ferraris 2007:204 [ref. 29155]). See Ameiurus. Current status: Synonym of . Ictaluridae.

Bagre Catesby [M.] 1771:23 [ref. 774]. Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89, Opinion 259). Ictaluridae.

(species) cerulescens, Silurus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:49 [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:210 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:210 [ref. 29155]. Appeared earlier as name only in Rafinesque 1818:445 [ref. 3587]. See also Rafinesque 1820:357 [ref. 3711] and 1820:63 [ref. 3592] as Pivelodus [sic] cerulescens. •Possibly Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818), more likely Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Gilbert 1998:210 [ref. 23395]). •Species inquirenda in Ictalurus -- (Ferraris 2007:211 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain as Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. latifrons, Noturus Jordan [D. S.] 1885 [United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner v. 13 (1885); ref. 2385] Name only, not available (see Gilbert 1998:217 [ref. 23395]). Ictaluridae. mollis, Silurus Hermann [J.] 1804:309 [Observationes zoologicae; ref. 2146] America. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:220 [ref. 23395]. •Possible senior synonym of Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill 1817) -- (Gilbert 1998:220 [ref. 23395]). •Species inquirenda in Notutus -- (Ferraris 2007:214 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain as Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill 1817). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater. limosus, Pylodictis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1819:422 [Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 88; ref. 3590] Ohio River mouth, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:217 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155]. See also Rafinesque 1820:361 [ref. 3711] and 1820:67 [ref. 3592] as Pimelodus limosus. •Synonym of Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque 1818) -- (Gilbert 1998:217 [ref. 23395]). •Based on an Audubon drawing; mythical; see Markle 1997:446 [ref. 23370] -- (Ferraris 2007:215 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Pylodictis. Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.