Pterygoplichthys sp.
Pterygoplichthys sp.
(sailfin armored catfish)
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6 results for Pterygoplichthys sp. (sailfin armored catfish)
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Specimen IDCommon NameStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1746783 sailfin armored catfishTXCameron[No locality description provided]2021 13090002 Lower Rio Grande 
1872934 Vermiculated Sailfin CatfishTXCameronBrownsville Irrigation District Weir 12017 13090002 Lower Rio Grande 
1650330 sailfin armored catfishTXCameronRio Grande, Brownsville, TX, US2018 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
1675727 sailfin armored catfishTXHidalgo[No locality description provided]2021 13090002 Lower Rio Grande 
1676959 sailfin armored catfishTXHidalgo[No locality description provided]2021 13090002 Lower Rio Grande 
1872939 Vermiculated Sailfin CatfishTXHidalgoAnzalduas Dam, Rio Grande2017 13090002 Lower Rio Grande 

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/21/2026].

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