Species that contain: Ictalurus and melas [ 7 ] records

catulus, Pimelodus Girard [C. F.] 1858:208, Pl. 41 (figs. 4-6) [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Arkansas River at Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 926 (1), 927 (orig. 5, now 0). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:23 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155].. •Synonym of Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur 1819) -- (Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820), but a valid subspecies -- (La Rivers 1994:497 [ref. 23389], Scott & Crossman 1998:592 [ref. 24570]). •Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (Gilbert 1998:210 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155], Minckley & Marsh 2009:221 [ref. 31114]). Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

confinis, Pimelodus Girard [C. F.] 1859:159 [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. Syntypes: MCZ 35993 [ex USNM 1514] (1); USNM 1514 (7), 1515 (orig. 6, now 3). One specimen sent to ZMUC in 1881 but no longer present. Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:23 [ref. 19771], Gilbert 1998:210-211 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (La Rivers 1994:494 [ref. 23389]). •Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (Gilbert 1998:211 [ref. 23395] as confinus, Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

cragini, Amiurus Gilbert [C. H.] 1884:10 [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. Holotype (unique): USNM 36814. Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:17 [ref. 19771], Gilbert 1998:211 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]. Also appeared as new (and synonymized in a footnote) in Gilbert 1885:512 [ref. 14446]. •Synonym of Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (La Rivers 1994:494 [ref. 23389]). •Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (Gilbert 1998:211 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

melas, Silurus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:51 [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio River, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:219 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]. See also Rafinesque 1820:360 [ref. 7311] and 1820:66 [ref. 3592] as Pimelodus melas. •Valid as Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (Lee et al. 1980:441 [ref. 22416], Smith 1986:79 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:293 [ref. 23393], Burgess 1989:35 [ref. 12860], Pequeño 1989:40 [ref. 14125], McAllister 1990:66 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:117 [ref. 24089], La Rivers 1994:494 [ref. 23389], Scott & Crossman 1998:591 [ref. 24570], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:201 [ref. 26728]). •Valid as Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (Page & Burr 1991:194 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:64 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:26 [ref. 22290], Etnier & Starnes 1993:300 [ref. 22809], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:550 [ref. 21581], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Baxter & Stone 1995:144 [ref. 23374], Stauffer et al. 1995:206 [ref. 23376], Cross & Collins 1995:141 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:381 [ref. 25836], Sigler & Sigler 1996:151 [ref. 25943], Gilbert 1998:220 [ref. 23395], Fuller et al. 1999:196 [ref. 25838], Dyer 2000:89 [ref. 26678], Lyons et al. 2000:35 [ref. 26594], Ross et al. 2001:304 [ref. 25978], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:195 [ref. 26728], Moyle 2002:208 [ref. 26449], Hardman & Page 2003:21 [ref. 26687], Wydoski & Whitney 2003:154 [ref. 27816], Nelson et al. 2004:81 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27882], Miller & Robison 2004:224 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:329 [ref. 27995], Miller 2006:160 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2006:14 [ref. 30386], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:337 [ref. 29996], McPhail 2007:196 [ref. 31199], Minckley & Marsh 2009:220 [ref. 31114], Page & Burr 2011:345 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:83 [ref. 32708], Ćaleta et al. 2019:173 [ref. 37026], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:253 [ref. 37108], Nagy et al. 2023:357 [ref. 40348], Page et al. 2023:78 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820). Ictaluridae. Distribution: North America: Canada south to Texas (U.S.A.) and into northern Mexico. Widely introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

obesus, Amiurus Gill [T. N.] 1861:45 [Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History v. 8 (1861-1862); ref. 5571] Supposed to be from Nebraska, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 8968 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:18 [ref. 19771] with remarks that "2 specimens were collected" as stated by Gill (1862:45), but 3 specimens originally listed in USNM ledgers, Gilbert 1998:222 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (La Rivers 1994:494 [ref. 23389]). •Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (Gilbert 1998:222 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

pullus, Pimelodus DeKay [J. E.] 1842:184, Pl. 37 (fig. 117) [Zoology of New-York; ref. 1098] Lake Pleasant, Lake Janet and other lakes in northern districts, New York, U.S.A. Syntypes: New York State coll. (whereabouts unknown). Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:224 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Ictalurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819) -- (Smith 1986:83 [ref. 22186]). •Synonym of Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (La Rivers 1994:494 [ref. 23389]). •Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819), subspecies nebulosus -- (Gilbert 1998:224 [ref. 23395]). •Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819) -- (Ferraris 2007:205 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.

xanthocephalus, Silurus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:51 [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts v. 9; ref. 5592] Ohio, Kentucky and Licking rivers, U.S.A. No types known. Type catalog: Gilbert 1998:228 [ref. 23395], Ferraris 2007:207 [ref. 29155]. See also Rafinesque 1820:360 [ref. 3711] and 1820:66 [ref. 3592] as Pimelodus xanthocephalus. •Synonym of Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (La Rivers 1994:494 [ref. 23389]). •Synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) -- (authors). •Status uncertain, most likely either Ameiurus nebulosus or Ameiurus natalis -- (Gilbert 1998:228 [ref. 23395]). •Species inquirenda in Ameiurus -- (Ferraris 2007:207 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur 1819). Ictaluridae. Habitat: freshwater.