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  • Ictalurus ochoterenai
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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.
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Distribution Central America: endemic to Lerma River basin, Mexico.
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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Anales del Instituto de Biologia de la Universidad de Mexico v. 17 (nos 1-2), pp 271, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:19 (species record created: 2005 May 31 00:00)