Channel catfish have been know to mate with flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris), blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), white catfish (Ameiurus catus), brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), and black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), resulting in a variety of hybrid catfish.

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Table 1. Fish hybrids documented by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency since1980
[Source: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (1983a, 1983b, 1984a, 1984b, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)]
River carpsucker x quillback carpsucker Brown bullhead x black bullhead Bluegill x pumpkinseed
Hybrid x minnow Yellow bullhead x brown bullhead Bluegill x orangespotted sunfish
Carp x goldfish Striped bass x white bass Longear sunfish x bluegill
Striped shiner x river chub Hybrid x sunfish Longear x orangespotted sunfish
Striped shiner x rosyface shiner Green sunfish x bluegill Pumpkinseed x longear
Striped shiner x stoneroller Green sunfish x pumpkinseed Orangespotted sunfish x pumpkinseed
Striped shiner x hornyhead chub Green sunfish x longear Sauger x walleye
Striped shiner x rosefin shiner Green sunfish x orangespotted sunfish Rainbow darter x orangethroat darter
Striped shiner x creek chub Green sunfish x hybrid