Pterygoplichthys sp.
Pterygoplichthys sp.
(sailfin armored catfish)
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9 results for Pterygoplichthys sp. (sailfin armored catfish)
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Specimen IDCommon NameStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
274325 Amazon Sailfin CatfishNCBuncombeLake Julian [just S of Asheville]1997 06010105 Upper French Broadestablished
238506 Amazon Sailfin CatfishNCBuncombeLake Julian [just S of Asheville]2003 06010105 Upper French Broadestablished
274326 Amazon Sailfin CatfishNCBuncombeLake Julian [just S of Asheville]2008 06010105 Upper French Broadestablished
156937 Vermiculated Sailfin CatfishNCBuncombeLake Julian Reservoir (formerly Skyland Lake), Ashville, NC2002 06010105 Upper French Broadestablished
614630 Amazon Sailfin CatfishNCBuncombeLake Julian, ca. 1.1 air miles SW center Skyland, ca. 8.3 air miles SSE center Asheville2005 06010105 Upper French Broadestablished
614629 Amazon Sailfin CatfishNCBuncombeLake Julian, ca. 1.1 air miles SW center Skyland, ca. 8.3 air miles SSE center Asheville2008 06010105 Upper French Broadestablished
550839 Amazon Sailfin CatfishNCBuncombeLake Julian, impoundment of small eastern tributary of the French Broad River, W of US 25 at Skyland2002 06010105 Upper French Broadestablished
164809 Vermiculated Sailfin CatfishNCBuncombeLake Julian, on a tributary to the French Broad R. a few miles upstream of Asheville2002 06010105 Upper French Broadestablished
1887984 sailfin armored catfishNCChatham[No locality description provided; coordinates obscured by collector]2024 03030002 Haw 

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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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