Specimen Information

Hypostomus plecostomus
Hypostomus plecostomus
(Suckermouth Catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID544915
GroupFishes
GenusHypostomus
Speciesplecostomus
Common NameSuckermouth Catfish
StateTX
CountyBexar
LocalitySan Antonio River approxmately 0.9 km upstream of SE Military Drive
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper San Antonio
HUC8 Number12100301
HUC10 NameHeadwaters San Antonio River
HUC10 Number1210030102
HUC12 NameSalado Creek-San Antonio River
HUC12 Number121003010203
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month6
Collection Year2004
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:21043
Author:Texas A&M University.
Date:2011
Title:Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection - Ichthyology Collection Database.
Publisher:Texas A&M University
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalTexas Cooperative Wildlife Collection ichthyology collections
Museum Cat NumberTCWC 14080.01
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved1


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