nigricans, Pimelodus Lesueur [C. A.] 1819:153, Fig. [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 5; ref. 12573] Lake Erie; Lake Ontario, North America. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:221 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:209 [ref. 29155]. Richardson 1836:134 introduced in error the name nigricans Lesueur for this species. •Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818) -- (Gilbert 1998:221 [ref. 23395], Scott & Crossman 1998:610 [ref. 24570] with question, Ferraris 2007:209 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.