Channel Catfish

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia - are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that consume organic material, breathe oxygen, and can move and reproduce sexually.

Phylum: Chordata  - Five distinct physical features: notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, an endostyle or thyroid, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail.

Class: Actinopterygii—Ray-finned fish are bony fish that comprise more than half of all living vertebrate species. They have lightly built fins made of webbings of skin supported by thin, bony spines.

Order: Siliriformes  - Catfish, Diverse group named for prominent barbels.

      Superorder: Ostariophysi, second largest superorder of fish. Characteristics include an alarm substance and a Weberian apparatus.

  
Family: Ictaluridae  - Native to North America, an important food source that contains around 51 species.

Genus:  Ictalurus  - North American freshwater catfishes.

 
Species: I. punctatus  - Most populated and most fished catfish species in North America. Posses keen senses of smell and taste.

 

 

 

 

Source:

Channel catfish. (2024, July 9). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_catfish

Ostariophysi. (2024, March 27). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostariophysi