Specimen Information

Pterygoplichthys sp.
Pterygoplichthys sp.
(sailfin armored catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1468760
GroupFishes
GenusPterygoplichthys
Speciessp.
Common Namesailfin armored catfish
StateFL
CountyVolusia
LocalityVolusia Blue Spring run
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper St. Johns
HUC8 Number03080101
HUC10 NameLake Dexter-St. Johns River
HUC10 Number0308010117
HUC12 NameLake Beresford
HUC12 Number030801011701
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26549
Author:Gibbs, M.A., J.H. Shields, D.W. Lock, K.M. Talmadge, and T.M. Farrell
Date:2008
Title:Reproduction in an invasive exotic catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus in Volusia Blue Spring, Florida, U.S.A.
Journal:Journal of Fish Biology
Volume:73
Issue:7
Pages:1562-1572
Reference 2
Ref. Number:31766
Author:Gibbs, M., T. Frutal, M. Mallinger, D. Martin, and M. Ross
Date:2010
Title:Disturbance of the Florida Manatee by an Invasive Catfish
Journal:Southeastern Naturalist
Volume:9
Issue:4
Pages:635-648
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/28/2024].

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