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Ameiurus catus in the UK

Posted: 13 Sep 2006, 02:50
by Silurus
Britton, JR & GD Davies, 2006. First record of the white catfish Ameiurus catus in Great Britain. Journal of Fish Biology 69: 1236รข??1238.

Abstract

The North American catfish Ameiurus catus is recorded for the first time in Great Britain. An albino variety of 620 mm fork length and 4550 g was believed to have been an ornamental fish that was introduced subsequently into the wild.