Pterygoplichthys sp.
Pterygoplichthys sp.
(sailfin armored catfish)
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6 results for Pterygoplichthys sp. (sailfin armored catfish)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2538 Pterygoplichthys sp. Other Observational Field Pterygoplichthys “disjunctivus” attach to stationary wintering manatees and graze on epibiota. This... 31766
2540 Pterygoplichthys sp. Other Observational Field Pterygoplichthys “disjunctivus” will attach to stationary wintering manatees and graze on epibiota.... 18748
2549 Pterygoplichthys sp. Other Observational Field Pterygoplichthys "multiradiatus" burrows may be connected/shared with crayfish burrows in Hawaii... 1108
2553 Pterygoplichthys sp. Other Observational Field Pterygoplichthys "disjunctivus" will attach to stationary wintering manatees and graze on epibiota.... 19585
2558 Pterygoplichthys sp. Other Anecdotal N/A Aquatic macrophytes may be dislodged by feeding activities, digging, or other movement. This could... 14143
2573 Pterygoplichthys sp. Other Observational Field Twenty brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) are known to have strangled after feeding on P.... 15981

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/24/2024].

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