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Ictaluridae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Ictaluridae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.493.080.148
Unique ID
D007059
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007059
Scope Note
A family of North American freshwater CATFISHES. It consists of four genera (Ameiurus, Ictalurus, Noturus, Pylodictis,) comprising several species, two of which are eyeless.
Entry Term(s)
Ameiurus
Bullhead Catfishes
Catfish, Channel
Catfishes, Channel
Channel Catfish
Channel Catfishes
Ictalurus
Ictalurus punctatus
Noturus
Pylodictis
Pylodictus
Registry Numbers
txid7996
txid50384
txid7997
txid7998
txid61322
txid75287
Related Numbers
txid50384
txid61322
txid75287
txid7997
txid7998
Previous Indexing
Fishes (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CATFISH 1987-90
History Note
91(87); was see under CATFISH 1987-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Ictaluridae Preferred
Ameiurus Narrower
Ictalurus Narrower
Catfishes, Channel Narrower
Noturus Narrower
Pylodictis Narrower
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