Freshwater Fishes of North Carolina
Ictalurus furcatus - Blue Catfish
Members of Ictalurus
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.comGBIF Global Distribution   iNaturalist
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
                    
27 Counties
CountyNumber of Records
Anson1
Beaufort14
Bertie63
Bladen88
Brunswick267
Camden17
Chowan205
Columbus2
Craven79
Cumberland1
Currituck125
Dare15
Gates44
Harnett1
Hertford74
Hyde5
New Hanover247
Onslow3
Pamlico14
Pasquotank27
Pender210
Perquimans40
Pitt1
Richmond2
Tyrrell70
Washington81
Wayne1
  1,697 Records
CountyNumber of Records
Brunswick267
New Hanover247
Pender210
Chowan205
Currituck125
Bladen88
Washington81
Craven79
Hertford74
Tyrrell70
Bertie63
Gates44
Perquimans40
Pasquotank27
Camden17
Dare15
Beaufort14
Pamlico14
Hyde5
Onslow3
Columbus2
Richmond2
Wayne1
Harnett1
Cumberland1
Anson1
Pitt1
  Basin Summary
BasinBasin Status
1 AlbemarleN - Non-native species
2 ChowanN - Non-native species
3 Cape FearN - Non-native species
4 CatawbaN - Non-native species
5 LumberN - Non-native species
6 NeuseN - Non-native species
7 RoanokeN - Non-native species
8 ShallotteN - Non-native species
9 TarN - Non-native species
10 WaccamawN - Non-native species
11 While OakN - Non-native species
12 YadkinN - Non-native species