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Goujan

Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818)

Status not recordedbony fish

The goujan (Pylodictis olivaris) is a species in the family Ictaluridae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the goujan

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 goujan live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

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

  1. Indonesiainvasive
  2. Canada

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 goujan 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 goujan classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyIctaluridae
  6. genusPylodictis
  7. SpeciesPylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818)

Synonyms Ictalurus olivaris, Pimelodus aeneus, Pimelodus lutescens, Pimelodus punctulatus, Pylodictis limosus, Pylodictus olivaris, Silurus cupreus, Silurus nebulosus, Silurus olivaris, Silurus viscosus

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Appaloosa catfishEnglish
  • AppaluchionEnglish
  • Flathead catfishEnglish
  • Johnnie catEnglish
  • Mississippi catEnglish
  • Mud catEnglish
  • Opelousa catEnglish
  • Pied catEnglish
  • Shovel-noseEnglish
  • ShovelheadEnglish
  • Shovelhead catEnglish
  • Shovelhead catfishEnglish
  • Yellow catEnglish
  • LiptiAlabama
  • sumeček plochohlavýCzech
  • Fladhovedet dværgmalleDanish
  • FlachkopfwelsGerman
  • PuyónSpanish
  • barbue à tête plateFrench
  • Olīvu pilodiktisLatvian
  • PvtoksoMuscogee
  • sum płaskogłowyPolish
  • Оливковый сомикRussian
  • 鏟鮰Chinese
  • Flachköpfiger KatzenwelsGerman
  • bagre piltonteSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the goujan

Other species in the same family Ictaluridae.

Mudcat

Ameiurus nebulosus

IctaluridaeNo free photo yet

Channel cat

Ictalurus punctatus

IctaluridaeNo free photo yet

Blue cat

Ictalurus furcatus

IctaluridaeNo free photo yet

Yellow cat

Ameiurus natalis

IctaluridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the goujan an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the goujan?

The goujan (Pylodictis olivaris) 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). Goujan (Pylodictis olivaris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/goujan

MLA

“Goujan (Pylodictis olivaris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/goujan.

BibTeX
@misc{goujan_2026,
  title = {Goujan (Pylodictis olivaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/goujan},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}