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There are over 177 species of fish in the US state of Oklahoma, at least 7% of which are not native. [1] Species include: Alabama shad (Alosa alabamae) Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) American eel (Anguilla rostrata) American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini)
An albino Wels catfish. The maximum total length may possibly exceed 3 m (9.8 ft) with a maximum weight of over 200 kg (440 lb). [14] Such lengths are rare and unproven during the last century, but there is a somewhat credible report from the 19th century of a wels catfish of this size.
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes / s ɪ ˈ lj ʊər ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to ...
A massive flathead catfish was caught in southeastern Oklahoma, breaking the record for that lake. Bradly Courtright caught the 95-pound catfish in Pine Creek Reservoir, a lake northwest of Broken ...
This is a list of species of fauna that have been observed in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( February 2011 )
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Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) supported a $450 million/yr aquaculture industry in 2003. [5] The US farm-raised catfish industry began in the early 1960s in Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Channel catfish quickly became the major catfish grown, as it was hardy and easily spawned in earthen ponds.
Only one in 10,000 to 20,000 raccoons are born with the albino mutation, according to wildlife experts.The chances of actually seeing one, however, are only one in 750,000.