Ictaluroidea Explained

The Ictaluroidea is a superfamily of catfish.^{[1] [2]} As of 2000, the position of the Ictaluroidea within the Siluriformes order is not certain.^[3]

Taxonomy

This superfamily consists of the following families:^[4]

• Family Ictaluridae, native to North America
• Family Cranoglanididae

Notes and References

1. Joseph S. Nelson, https://www.academia.edu/5264644/Fishes_of_the_World, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006
2. 10.1635/053.163.0101. A tomographic osteology of the taxonomically puzzling catfish Kryptoglanis shajii(Siluriformes, Siluroidei,incertae sedis): Description and a first phylogenetic interpretation. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 163. 1–41. 2014. Lundberg. John G.. Luckenbill. Kyle R.. Babu. K.K. Subhash. Ng. Heok Hee.
3. Joseph S. Nelson, Hans-Peter Schultze, Mark V. H. Wilson, https://books.google.com/books?id=6FlFAQAAIAAJ, 2010
4. 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.044 . 41 . 3 . A phylogenetic analysis of the major groups of catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using rag1 and rag2 nuclear gene sequences . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 636–662 . 16876440 . December 2006. Sullivan . John P. . Lundberg . John G. . Hardman . Michael .