maculatus, Silurus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:48 [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and in Kentucky River, Ohio River basin, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:219 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:209 [ref. 29155]. See also Rafinesque 1820:356 [ref. 3711] and 1820:62 [ref. 3592] under Pimelodus maculatus Thunberg 1792. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Silurus maculatus. •Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818) -- (La Rivers 1994:481 [ref. 23389], Gilbert 1998:219 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:209 [ref. 29155]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.