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Blue cat

Ictalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Status not recordedbony fish

The blue cat (Ictalurus furcatus) is a species in the family Ictaluridae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the blue cat

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue cat live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the blue cat as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Italyinvasive
  2. China

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the blue cat endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blue cat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyIctaluridae
  6. genusIctalurus
  7. SpeciesIctalurus furcatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Synonyms Amiurus ponderosus, Pimelodus affinis, Pimelodus furcatus, Silurus cerulescens

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Blue catfishEnglish
  • KatskaAlabama
  • sumeček velkýCzech
  • Blå dværgmalleDanish
  • Blauer KatzenwelsGerman
  • bagre azulSpanish
  • Poisson-chat bleuFrench
  • שפמנון כחולHebrew
  • Kék harcsaHungarian
  • pesce gatto bluItalian
  • okyvn-holatteMuscogee
  • Sumik błękitnyPolish
  • 藍鲶魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue cat

Other species in the same genus Ictalurus.

Channel cat

Ictalurus punctatus

IctaluridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the blue cat an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the blue cat as invasive in 1 country: Italy. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the blue cat?

The blue cat (Ictalurus furcatus) belongs to the family Ictaluridae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue cat (Ictalurus furcatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-cat

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“Blue cat (Ictalurus furcatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-cat.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_cat_2026,
  title = {Blue cat (Ictalurus furcatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-cat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}