Ictalurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”).

Proper noun

Ictalurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ictaluridae – certain catfish.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi – superorder; Siluriformes – order; Ictaluridae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ictalurus australis (Panuco catfish), Ictalurus balsanus (Balsas catfish), †Ictalurus countermani, Ictalurus dugesii (Lerma catfish), †Ictalurus echinatus, Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish), †Ictalurus lambda, Ictalurus lupus (headwater catfish), Ictalurus mexicanus (Rio Verde catfish), Ictalurus ochoterenai (Chapala catfish), Ictalurus pricei (Yaqui catfish), Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish), †Ictalurus rhaeas, †Ictalurus spodius - species

Further reading

• Ictalurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ictalurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ictalurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons