Ictalurus

Ictalurus is a genus of North American freshwater catfishes. It includes the well-known channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus).

The catfish genome database (cBARBEL) is a database for the genetics of Ictalurus species.

Species
Currently, 10 species in this genus are recognized:
 * Ictalurus australis (Meek, 1904) (Panuco catfish)
 * Ictalurus balsanus (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1899) (Balsas catfish)
 * Ictalurus dugesii (T. H. Bean, 1880) (Lerma catfish)
 * Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (blue catfish)
 * Ictalurus lupus (Girard, 1858) (headwater catfish)
 * Ictalurus meridionalis (Günther, 1864)
 * Ictalurus mexicanus (Meek, 1904) (Rio Verde catfish)
 * Ictalurus ochoterenai (F. de Buen, 1946) (Chapala catfish)
 * Ictalurus pricei (Rutter, 1896) (Yaqui catfish)
 * Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) (channel catfish)

Four fossil species also are assigned to this genus:
 * †Ictalurus echinatus
 * †Ictalurus lambda
 * †Ictalurus rhaeas
 * †Ictalurus spodius