Blue Catfish Range Map

The typical length is about 2546 in.

Blue catfish range map. Mar 20 2018 The good news is that blue catfish are delicious and are now easy to find in restaurants and grocery stores in and around the Chesapeake Bay area. Oct 23 2017 Range. 20 - 45 inches.

Blue catfish are native to the Mississippi River basin. The Maryland state record blue catfish is 84 pounds. The range also extends south through Texas Mexico and into northern Guatemala.

The blue cat has an anal fin with 30-35 rays as opposed to 24-29 for the otherwise similar channel catfish. The Blue Catfish lives in the Mississippi River basin from western Pennsylvania to southern South Dakota and from the Platte River from southwestern Nebraska south to the Gulf of Mexico. The native range of blue catfish extends from Minnesota and Ohio southward into Mexico.

Blue catfish are native to the Mississippi Missouri Ohio and Rio Grande river basins. Discussion Starter 1 Jan 28 2006. Mar 03 2012 Blue cats have an overall slate-blue coloration with varying degrees of intensity.

But last year they spread throughout the lower river and beyond. As more people find out how tasty blue catfish is--similar to striped bass or rockfish because it eats similar things--the number of places that sell blue catfish may grow. 1990 In advance of spawning Blue Catfish seek protected areas to deposit eggs behind rocks root-wads depressions undercut stream banks or other areas where the currents are minimal Graham et al.

The blue catfish is the largest species of North American catfish reaching a length of 165 cm and a weight of 68 kg. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 13 of 13 Posts. However due to extensive introductions their current range incorporates several Atlantic drainage systems as well.