NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species

Specimen Information

Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
(southern sailfin catfish)
Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID44383
GroupFishes
GenusPterygoplichthys
Speciesanisitsi
Common Namesouthern sailfin catfish
StateTX
CountyHarris
LocalitySimms Bayou (aka Simms Lake) (Galveston Bay basin) at Hemingway Drive (Houston area)
HUC8 NameBuffalo-San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040104
Map
Collection Day10
Collection Month9
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13562
Author:Nico, L.G., and R.T. Martin.
Date:2001
Title:The South American suckermouth armored catfish, Pterygoplichthys anisitsi (Pisces: Loricariidae), in Texas, with comments on foreign fish introductions in the American Southwest.
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:46
Issue:1
Pages:98-104
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18857
Date:2009
Title:Florida Museum of Natural History - Ichthyology Collection Database.
Publisher:Florida Museum of Natural History.
Commentsoriginally identified as P. disjunctivus
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUF 111706
VerifierLeo Nico - USGS/BRD Gainesville, FL
Fresh Marine IntroFreshwater
No Preserved1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2013]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/21/2013].

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