Ameiuridae (Noun)
Meaning
North American catfishes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Ameiuridae is a synonym of Ictaluridae, a family of North American catfishes.
- North American catfishes include the Ameiuridae, which comprises about 50 species of catfish.
- Ameiuridae, a family of catfish, includes species such as the channel catfish and the blue catfish found in North America.
- Ictaluridae is currently used instead of the outdated term Ameiuridae, which was once used to describe these North American catfishes.
- Catfish in North America are often classified as belonging to the families Ameiuridae or Ictaluridae.