Species FAO code: ITE

Ameiurus nebulosus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Poisson-chat nl Meerval	–
Finland	fi piikkimonni [Ictalurus nebulosus synonym for Ameiurus nebulosus] sv dvärgmal [Ictalurus nebulosus synonym for Ameiurus nebulosus]	–
Hungary	hu törpeharcsa	–
Slovenia	sl ameriški somič sl ameriški somič	–
Sweden	sv Dvärgmal	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Ameiurus nebulosus

Scientific name

Ameiurus nebulosus

Author

(Lesueur, 1819)

Rank

Species

FAO code

ITE

Morphological description

Caudal fin with 18-19 rays.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSiluriformes
  - FamilyIctaluridae
    - GenusAmeiurus
      - SpeciesAmeiurus nebulosus

Synonyms

Silurus coenosus Richardson, 1836
Pimelodus atrarius DeKay, 1842
Ameiurus vulgaris (Thompson, 1842)
Pimelodus vulgaris Thompson, 1842
Ameirus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)
Ictalurus nebulosus marmoratus (Holbrook, 1855)
Ictalurus nebulosus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)
Pimelodus marmoratus Holbrook, 1855
Ictalurus nebucosus (Lesueur, 1819)
Amiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)
Pimelodus felis Agassiz, 1850
Ameiurus lacustris (Walbaum, 1792)
Pimelodus nebulosus Lesueur, 1819
Ictalurus nebulosus pannonicus Harka & Pinter, 1990
Amiurus vulgaris (Thompson, 1842)
Silurus nigrescens Lesueur, 1819
Ictalurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Ameiurus nebulosus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters

Area 3 - America, South - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters

Area 6 - Oceania - Inland waters

Distribution maps