Blue catfish
A species of Channel catfish Scientific name : Ictalurus furcatus Genus : Channel catfish
Blue catfish, A species of Channel catfish
Botanical name: Ictalurus furcatus
Genus: Channel catfish
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Description
The blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) is an opportunistic species found primarily in the Mississippi river basin. It will happily eat nearly any species of fish, frog, crayfish, or other aquatic creature it comes upon. The blue catfish is the largest type of catfish in North America, with the record specimen weighing in at 136 lb.
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Photo By Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , used under CC-BY-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Fish Order
Catfishes Family
Ictalurids Genus
Channel catfish Species
Blue catfish 
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