Species that contain: Ictalurus and melas and catulus [ 1 ] 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.