Ictalurus balsanus

Ictalurus balsanus (the Balsas catfish) is found in the Rio Balsas drainage, which it is named after.^[3][4][5] The Balsas catfish is at threat from the introduced Channel catfish.^[6] The first measurements taking of Ictalurus balsanus showed that the catfish is between 10 and 60 centimeters.^[7]

Ictalurus balsanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ictaluridae
Genus:	Ictalurus
Species:	I. balsanus
Binomial name
Ictalurus balsanus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)[1]
Synonyms
Istlarius balsanus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899), Istlarius balsanus occidentalis (de Buen, 1946)[2]