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
43653 Paraná Sailfin CatfishTX Galveston Bay basin, near Houston1998 12040204 West Galveston Bayestablished
1679879 sailfin armored catfishTXBrazoria[No locality description provided]2021 12040204 West Galveston Bay 
1676958 sailfin armored catfishTXFort Bend[No locality description provided]2021 12040204 West Galveston Bay 
1322294 Paraná Sailfin CatfishTXGalvestonClear Creek, a Galveston Bay tributary that is the border between Harris County on the north and Brazoria and Galveston counties on the south2005 12040204 West Galveston Bayestablished
1676970 sailfin armored catfishTXHarris[No locality description provided]2021 12040204 West Galveston Bay 
1676971 sailfin armored catfishTXHarris[No locality description provided]2021 12040204 West Galveston Bay 
295571 Paraná Sailfin CatfishTXHarrisHorsepen Bayou [just W of Seabrook]2013 12040204 West Galveston Bayestablished
1713758 sailfin armored catfishTXHarrisLitte Cedar Bayou2023 12040204 West Galveston Bay 

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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