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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
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 Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/15
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0010983
Terms: Catfishes, Channel Preferred Term
Term UI T021119
Date10/08/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Channel Catfishes
Term UI T021120
Date11/17/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Catfish, Channel
Term UI T021121
Date09/23/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Channel Catfish
Term UI T021122
Date11/17/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Ictalurus punctatus
Term UI T421199
Date08/09/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

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