Editing Selective breeding (section)

====Channel Catfish====

Growth was seen to increase by 12–20% in selectively bred ''Iictalurus punctatus''.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1016/0044-8486(83)90387-3| title = Response to bidirectional selection for body weight in channel catfish| journal = Aquaculture| volume = 33| issue = 1–4| pages = 73–81| year = 1983| last1 = Bondari | first1 = K.| bibcode = 1983Aquac..33...73B}}</ref> More recently, the response of the Channel Catfish to selection for improved growth rate was found to be approximately 80%, that is, an average of 13% per generation.