Apalone spinifera
Apalone spinifera
(Spiny Softshell)
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12 results for Apalone spinifera (Spiny Softshell)
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Specimen IDCommon NameStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
644317 Texas Spiny SoftshellAZ middle Gila River1998 15050100 Middle Gilaestablished
644316 Texas Spiny SoftshellAZ Upper Gila-San Carlos Reservoir (HUC8) non-specific1998 15040005 Upper Gila-San Carlos Reservoirestablished
644319 Texas Spiny SoftshellAZ Lower Gila (huc-8)1998 15070201 Lower Gilaestablished
644318 Texas Spiny SoftshellAZMaricopaPainted Rock Lake1998 15070101 Lower Gila-Painted Rock Reservoirestablished
644311 Texas Spiny SoftshellAZMohaveLake Havasu1998 15030101 Havasu-Mohave Lakesestablished
644312 Texas Spiny SoftshellCA Imperial Reservoir drainage1998 15030104 Imperial Reservoirestablished
644313 Texas Spiny SoftshellCA Yuma Desert drainage1998 15030108 Yuma Desertestablished
235841 Spiny SoftshellCAYolowaterway at the University of California Arboretum, Davis1998 18020163 Lower Sacramentounknown
644314 Texas Spiny SoftshellNM Upper Gila (HUC 8)1998 15040001 Upper Gilaestablished
644315 Texas Spiny SoftshellNM Upper Gila-Mangas drainage1998 15040002 Upper Gila-Mangasestablished
644309 Texas Spiny SoftshellNVClarkColorado River, at Lake Mead1998 15010005 Lake Meadestablished
644310 Texas Spiny SoftshellNVClarklower Virgin River1998 15010005 Lake Meadestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/23/2026].

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