FAMILY Ictaluridae Gill, 1861 - ictalurids, ictalurid catfishes [=Ictaluri, Amiurina] Notes: Ictaluri Gill 1861o:49 [ref. 1673] (group) Ictalurus [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?) Ameiurus [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 species 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 catfish [=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) - black bullhead [=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 Texas, U.S.A and into northern Mexico; widely introduced. Habitat: freshwater. (brachyacanthus) [Bulletin of the United States 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) - yellow bullhead [=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], Minnesota, 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 Ontario, 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