sailfin armored catfish

Pterygoplichthys sp.
(sailfin armored catfish)
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16 results for Pterygoplichthys sp. (sailfin armored catfish)

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Impact ID	Scientific Name	Impact Type	Study Type	Study Location	Impact Description	Reference
2532	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Gut-content analysis revealed that, in Wekiva Springs, Florida, P. “disjunctivus” consumed 40%...	33738
2535	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Stable isotope signatures of P. “disjunctivus” from Wekiva Springs, Florida were consistent with...	33740
2536	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Anecdotal	Field	Pterygoplichthys "disjunctivus" are eaten by birds such as Double-crested Cormorants and Great Blue...	26436
2537	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Pterygoplichthys “disjunctivus” attach to stationary wintering manatees and graze on epibiota. This...	31766
2539	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Pterygoplichthys “disjunctivus” will attach to stationary wintering manatees and graze on epibiota....	18748
2543	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Pterygoplichthys “disjunctivus”may reduce aquatic vegetation such as Vallisneria spp., thus...	33742
2552	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Pterygoplichthys "disjunctivus" will attach to stationary wintering manatees and graze on epibiota....	19585
2554	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Anecdotal	N/A	Pterygoplichthys spp. graze algae from submersed rocks, woody debris, and other substrates...	14143
2565	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Anecdotal	N/A	Pterygoplichthys spp. may incidentally ingest native fish eggs.	14143
2572	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and other fish-eating birds prey upon P. "multiradiatus."	15981
2577	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Anecdotal	N/A	Pterygoplichthys spp. feed on algae and may incidentally ingest other organisms.	26745
2593	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Experimental	Laboratory	In Thailand, nonnative Pterygoplichthys sp. consumed large numbers of fry and up to 95% of...	33744
2594	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Experimental	Laboratory	Thai laboratory studies showed that Pterygoplichthys “pardalis” preferentially consumed eggs and...	33746
2595	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Experimental	Laboratory	Laboratory experiments indicated that two Thai native fishes, the bagrid catfish Hemibagrus...	33746
5581	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Pterygoplichthys sp. have been observed to be predated on by Ardea herodias near...	39782
8446	Pterygoplichthys sp.	Predation/Herbivory	Observational	Field	Pterygoplichthys sp. heavily graze upon algae and influence nutrient availability which...	42497

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