/siluriformes/ictaluridae/ictalurus/ochoterenai/1.jpg "Ictalurus ochoterenai")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Ictalurus ochoterenai (de Buen, 1946) |
| Common Name | Chapala Catfish |
| Type Locality | Lago de Chapala, Isla Patos, Mexico. |
| Synonym(s) | Haustor ochoterenai |
| Pronunciation | ick tal oo russ |
| Etymology | Ictalurus: From the Greek ichthys, meaning fish, and ailouros, meaning cat; literally "fish cat" (=catfish). Named to honour Isaac Ochoterena who founded the Institute of Biology at the National Autonomous University of México. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: endemic to Lerma River basin, Mexico. Lerma (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Anales del Instituto de Biologia de la Universidad de Mexico v. 17 (nos 1-2), pp 271, Fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.5.5.1557 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 07 10:49 (species record created: 2005 May 31 00:00) |
