Kebnat
FISH

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Fish
Native
Channel Catfish, photo 1 of 5
Channel Catfish, Juvenile
Channel Catfish, photo 3 of 5
24 yearsLifespan

Fish. Lives near water.

There are 3,460 observations of Channel Catfish in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie1,227
  2. Mauricie656
  3. Centre-du-Québec544
  4. Lanaudière514
  5. Montréal205
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches124
  7. Capitale-Nationale120
  8. Laurentides32
  9. Outaouais19
  10. Estrie14
  11. Laval4
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

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