Il pesce gatto punteggiato, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818)

Nomi dialettali italiani - Trattandosi di una specie introdotta di recente, non esistono nomi dialettali.

Nomi comuni esteri - Spagnolo - Azul, Bagre de canal. Francese - Barbue d'Amérique, Barbue de rivière. Inglese - Channel catfish, Graceful catfish. Tedesco - Getüpfelter Gabelwels. Danese - Kanalmalle, Plettet dværgmalle. Svedese - Prickig dvärgmal. Finnico - Pilkkupiikkimonni. Russo - Pyatnistyi. Rumeno - Somn de canal, Somn patat. Bulgaro - Kanalen som.

Silurus punctatus Rafinesque, 1818. Discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. Am. Monthly Mag. Crit. Rev. 354-356; v. 3 (5) (Sept. 1818) 355. Status: nomenclatura originaria, non valida. Opinioni: nomenclatura valida come "Ictalurus punctatus" (Rafinesque 1818), secondo Lee et al. 1980:446, Smith 1986:83, Kelsch & Hendricks 1986:646, Robison & Buchanan 1988:297, Burgess 1989:35, McAllister 1990:68], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:120, Page & Burr 1991:191, Boschung 1992:65, Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:27, Etnier & Starnes 1993:306, La Rivers 1994:481, Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:535, Warren et. al. 1994:132, Knight & Hastings 1994:149, Baxter & Stone 1995:146, Stauffer et al. 1995:213, Cross & Collins 1995:149, Mettee et al. 1996:391, Murdy et al. 1997:92, Kim 1997:513, Reshetnikov et al. 1997:745, Sigler & Sigler 1996:156, Gilbert 1998:225, Naseka 1998:106, Scott & Crossman 1998:604, Fuller et al. 1999:201, Dyer 2000:89, Lyons et al. 2000:36, Gabrielyan 2001:28, Ross et al. 2001:312, Kim & Park 2002:251 come "puntatus", Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:201, Youn 2002:184, 522, Moyle 2002:216, Wydoski & Whitney 2003:158, Hanel 2003:56, Nelson et al. 2004:81, Bailey et al. 2004:130, Boschung & Mayden 2004:335, Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:117, Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:173, Mundy 2005:153, Miller 2005:164. Catalogo: Gilbert 1998:225. Località tipo: fiume Ohio, U.S.A. Tipo: non è noto nessun esemplare tipo.

Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818). Am. Monthly Mag. Crit. Rev. v. 3 (5) (Sept. 1818) 355. status: nuova nomenclatura, valida.

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