Pterygoplichthys sp.
Pterygoplichthys sp.
(sailfin armored catfish)
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8 results for Pterygoplichthys sp. (sailfin armored catfish)
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Specimen IDCommon NameStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1676938 sailfin armored catfishTXFort Bend[No locality description provided]2021 12070104 Lower Brazos 
1676953 sailfin armored catfishTXFort Bend[No locality description provided]2021 12070104 Lower Brazos 
1746289 sailfin armored catfishTXFort Bend[No locality description provided]2021 12070104 Lower Brazos 
1746303 sailfin armored catfishTXFort Bend[No locality description provided]2021 12070104 Lower Brazos 
271305 Paraná Sailfin CatfishTXFort BendDitch C (as named by Fort Bend County engineers)[sw of Houston; south of Highlands Square]2010 12070104 Lower Brazosestablished
1657909 Vermiculated Sailfin CatfishTXFort BendDry Creek, upstream of Smithers Lake2021 12070104 Lower Brazosestablished
1713770 Paraná Sailfin CatfishTXFort BendGapps Slough2023 12070104 Lower Brazos 
624186 Paraná Sailfin CatfishTXFort BendSeabourne Creek at Seabourne Park2014 12070104 Lower Brazosestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/22/2026].

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