Sea Grant Tip Sheet Series
AS-498 |
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Illustration by Rick Hill
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
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| Common name: |
Channel Catfish |
| Scientific name: |
Ictalurus punctatus |
| Production potential: |
Easy |
| Marketing potential: |
Potential: High
Size: 0.75-2.5 lbs
Market: Food, Sport |
| Temperature requirements: |
Growing: 80-85oF
Spawning: 72-82oF
Lethal: NA |
| Feed requirements: |
Protein: 28-30%
Fat: 6-12% |
| Spawning requirements: |
Annual spring spawners that lay
eggs in cavities; 3,000-4,000 eggs/lb body weight: eggs hatch in seven to eight days at 78oF |
Most common
production systems: |
Ponds |
http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/aquanic/publicat/state/il-in/as-498.htm
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