Species that contain: Ictalurus and furcatus [ 6 ] records

affinis, Pimelodus Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] 1854:26 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7; ref. 168] Rio Grande del Norte [= Rio Grande], at Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 838. Paralectotypes: ANSP 8460 [ex USNM 838] (1); MCZ 35912 [ex USNM 837]; MNHN 0000-0339 (1) [ex USNM 838]; USNM 837 (10, now 9), 8863 (1), 343574 [ex USNM 838] (1), 343600 [ex USNM 823] (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:141 [ref. 13621], Ferraris & Vari 1992:22 [ref. 19771], Gilbert 1998:206 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:208 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Gilbert 1998:206 [ref. 23395]. •Synonym of Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Gilbert 1998:206-207 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:208 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

caudafurcatus, Pimelodus Lesueur [C. A.] 1819:152 [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 5; ref. 12573] Wabash River and Mississippi River, U.S.A. Syntypes: MNHN A-8402 (1, dry) Mississippi, A-8834 (1, dry) Wabash R. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:23-24 [ref. 19575], Gilbert 1998:210 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:209 [ref. 29155] Originally as cauda-furcatus. •Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818) -- (La Rivers 1994:481 [ref. 23389], Gilbert 1998:210 [ref. 23395], Scott & Crossman 1998:610 [ref. 24570] as caudifurcatus, Ferraris 2007:209 [ref. 29155]). •See Pimelodus furcatus Valenciennes 1840. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

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.

furcatus, Pimelodus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Lesueur) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:136 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Wabash River, Illinois, U.S.A. Syntypes: MNHN A-8402 (1, dry) Mississippi, A-8834 (1, dry) Wabash R. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:23 [ref. 19575] and Gilbert 1998:214 [ref. 23395] but not as a replacement name. We tentatively regard this as an unneeded substitute (or an unjustified emendation) for Pimelodus caudafurcatus Lesueur 1819 contrary to other authors, because Valenciennes indicates (p. 158) that Lesueur appears to have described this species under the name Pim. caudafurcatus. If not regarded as a new name for caudafurcatus, to agree with current usage, then the primary syntype is MNHN A.9458. Authorship should be Valenciennes, citation of Lesueur after the species name perhaps further indicating a name change. If regarded as a replacement name, then it is a synonym of Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818). •Valid as Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Lee et al. 1980:439 [ref. 22416], Robison & Buchanan 1988:292 [ref. 23393], Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:122 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:192 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:65 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:26 [ref. 22290], Etnier & Starnes 1993:305 [ref. 22809], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:533 [ref. 21581], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Stauffer et al. 1995:211 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:147 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:389 [ref. 25836], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:78 [ref. 22947], Murdy et al. 1997:93 [ref. 23144], Gilbert 1998:214 [ref. 23395], Fuller et al. 1999:200 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:66 [ref. 26594], Moyle 2002:218 [ref. 26449], Nelson et al. 2004:81 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:230 [ref. 27931] with author as Lesueur, Boschung & Mayden 2004:334 [ref. 27995] with author as Lesueur, Miller 2006:161 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2006:15 [ref. 30386] with author as Lesueur, Ferraris 2007:207 [ref. 29155], Rodiles-Hernández et al. 2010:67 [ref. 31022], Minckley & Marsh 2009:220 [ref. 31114] with author Lesueur, Ruiz-Campos et al. 2009:38 [ref. 40808], Page & Burr 2011:343 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:83 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:163 [ref. 35886], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:253 [ref. 37108], Page et al. 2023:79 [ref. 40505], Pérez-Rodríguez et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40420]). Current status: Valid as Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840). Ictaluridae. Distribution: North America: central U.S.A. and eastern Mexico. Widely introduced in U.S.A., also Italy. Habitat: freshwater.

meridionalis, Amiurus Günther [A.] 1864:102 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Río Usumacinta, Guatemala. Syntypes: BMNH 1865.4.29.38 (1), BMNH 1865.4.29.41-42 (2). Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:220 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:237 [ref. 29155]. Apparently not treated in Reis et al. 2003 [ref. 27061]. •Synonym of Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:208 [ref. 29155]). •Tentatively valid as Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther 1864) -- (Gilbert 1998:220 [ref. 23395], Pérez-Rodríguez et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40420]). •Valid as Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther 1864) -- (Rodiles-Hernández et al. 2010:68 [ref. 31022], Page et al. 2013:83 [ref. 32708], López-Segovia et al. 2020:110 [ref. 38151], Page et al. 2023:79 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther 1864). Ictaluridae. Distribution: Southern North America, Central America: Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

ponderosus, Amiurus Bean [T. H.] 1880:286 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 90); ref. 16042] Mississippi River, near St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 287439 [ex 25928] (skeleton). Other: USNM 23388 (1, cast). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:18 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:209 [ref. 29155]. Holotype originally as USNM 23388, with skeleton only preserved; cast made of the body; skeleton apparently recataloged as USNM 25928, then to its current number; cast retains its original number (USNM 23388). •Synonym of Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Gilbert 1998:224 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:209 [ref. 29155]). •Possible a synonym of Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther 1864) based on status of that species. Current status: Synonym of Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes 1840). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.