Specimen Information

Hypostomus plecostomus
Hypostomus plecostomus
(Suckermouth Catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID614644
GroupFishes
GenusHypostomus
Speciesplecostomus
Common NameSuckermouth Catfish
StateTX
CountyBexar
LocalitySan Antonio River between Ave. A and Hildebrand
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper San Antonio
HUC8 Number12100301
HUC10 NameHeadwaters San Antonio River
HUC10 Number1210030102
HUC12 NameOlmos Creek-San Antonio River
HUC12 Number121003010201
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month11
Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24835
Author:Anonymous
Date:2013
Title:Collection records of Hypostomus in U.S. museum collections. Downloaded from FishNet on 22 April 2013. Updated dataset downloaded on 17 September 2013
Reference 2
Ref. Number:23830
Author:Texas Natural Science Center, University of Texas at Austin.
Date:2011
Title:Texas Natural History Collections, Texas Natural Science Center, University of Texas at Austin - Ichthyology Collection Database.
Publisher:Texas Natural Science Center, University of Texas at Austin
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalTexas Natural History Collections ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberTNHC 8918
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved20


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