Clarias batrachus
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish)
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11 results for Clarias batrachus (Walking Catfish)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
30977 CT state non-specific1996 01000000 New England Regionfailed
587220 FLBroward[No locality description provided by MARIS]1996 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
587225 FLBroward[No locality description provided by MARIS]1996 03090202 Evergladesestablished
550665 FLHighlandsKissimmee Rr - Original channel lower S portion of old meander channel, Avon Park AFR NE corner (3.25 mi upstream of Kissimmeee Rd)1996 03090101 Kissimmeeestablished
163690 FLLeeSanibel Island1996 03100103 Charlotte Harborestablished
550692 FLMiami-DadeCanal C-111 below S-177 south of Hwy 933b (State Hwy 27) between Homestead and Everglades National Park1996 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
587201 FLPalm Beach[No locality description provided by MARIS]1996 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
587336 FLPolk[No locality description provided by MARIS]1996 03100101 Peaceestablished
587350 FLPolk[No locality description provided by MARIS]1996 03100101 Peaceestablished
281184 FLPolkNatural Lake in NE Avon Park Air Force Range, access via North Fence East Road.1996 03090101 Kissimmeeestablished
550580 FLPolkNatural Lake in NE Avon Park Air Force Range, access via North Fence East Road; (Quad:Lake Arbuckle NE, FL)1996 03090101 Kissimmeeestablished

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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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