Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina

Ictalurus furcatus - Blue Catfish

Family:
Ictaluridae

S Rank:
SE (S1?)

G Rank:
G5

State Status:

US Status:

Comments:
Native only to the Little Tennessee basin

Synonym:

Photo source: Fishes of North Carolina -- ncfishes.com

Google iNaturalist

GBIF Global Distribution iNaturalist


County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

27 Counties
County	Number of Records
Anson	1
Beaufort	14
Bertie	63
Bladen	88
Brunswick	267
Camden	17
Chowan	205
Columbus	2
Craven	79
Cumberland	1
Currituck	125
Dare	15
Gates	44
Harnett	1
Hertford	74
Hyde	5
New Hanover	247
Onslow	3
Pamlico	14
Pasquotank	27
Pender	210
Perquimans	40
Pitt	1
Richmond	2
Tyrrell	70
Washington	81
Wayne	1

1,697 Records
County	Number of Records
Brunswick	267
New Hanover	247
Pender	210
Chowan	205
Currituck	125
Bladen	88
Washington	81
Craven	79
Hertford	74
Tyrrell	70
Bertie	63
Gates	44
Perquimans	40
Pasquotank	27
Camden	17
Dare	15
Beaufort	14
Pamlico	14
Hyde	5
Onslow	3
Columbus	2
Richmond	2
Wayne	1
Harnett	1
Cumberland	1
Anson	1
Pitt	1

Basin Summary
Basin	Basin Status
1 Albemarle	N - Non-native species
2 Chowan	N - Non-native species
3 Cape Fear	N - Non-native species
4 Catawba	N - Non-native species
5 Lumber	N - Non-native species
6 Neuse	N - Non-native species
7 Roanoke	N - Non-native species
8 Shallotte	N - Non-native species
9 Tar	N - Non-native species
10 Waccamaw	N - Non-native species
11 While Oak	N - Non-native species
12 Yadkin	N - Non-native species