Pterygoplichthys sp.
Pterygoplichthys sp.
(sailfin armored catfish)
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14 results for Pterygoplichthys sp. (sailfin armored catfish)
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Specimen IDCommon NameStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1728266 sailfin armored catfishFLDuval[No locality description provided]2023 03080103 Lower St. Johns 
1739233 sailfin armored catfishFLDuval[No locality description provided]2024 03080103 Lower St. Johns 
1398052 Orinoco Sailfin CatfishFLDuvalresidential pond on Palm Lake Dr, Jacksonville2015 03080103 Lower St. Johnsunknown
1886170 sailfin armored catfishFLDuvalRetention pond behind office part at 8201 Cypress Plaza Dr., Jacksonville2025 03080103 Lower St. Johns 
1335461 Vermiculated Sailfin CatfishFLDuvalSaint Johns River2015 03080103 Lower St. Johnsestablished
1335459 Orinoco Sailfin CatfishFLDuvalSaint Johns River2013 03080103 Lower St. Johnsestablished
1728694 sailfin armored catfishFLPutnam[No locality description provided]2024 03080103 Lower St. Johns 
1751223 sailfin armored catfishFLPutnam[No locality description provided]2024 03080103 Lower St. Johns 
1335279 Vermiculated Sailfin CatfishFLPutnamCrescent Lake2006 03080103 Lower St. Johnsestablished
1335614 Orinoco Sailfin CatfishFLPutnamCrescent Lake2009 03080103 Lower St. Johnsestablished
156928 Vermiculated Sailfin CatfishFLPutnamSt. Johns River near Palatka [Palmetto Bluff]2003 03080103 Lower St. Johnsestablished
1738289 sailfin armored catfishFLSt. Johns[No locality description provided]2022 03080103 Lower St. Johns 
1730946 sailfin armored catfishFLSt. JohnsKelly Lake at World of Golf2024 03080103 Lower St. Johnsunknown
240795 Paraná Sailfin CatfishFLSt. JohnsSt. Johns River, near Picolata2007 03080103 Lower St. Johnsextirpated

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/20/2026].

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