Specimen ID | 1186878 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Pylodictis |
Species | olivaris |
Common Name | Flathead Catfish |
State | WY |
County | Goshen |
Locality | North Platte River near Torrington |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Middle North Platte-Scotts Bluff |
HUC8 Number | 10180009 |
HUC10 Name | Cherry Creek-Cherry Creek Drain |
HUC10 Number | 1018000904 |
HUC12 Name | Cherry Creek Drain |
HUC12 Number | 101800090409 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1993 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked for sport |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 28311 |
Author: | Anonymous |
Date: | 2004 |
Title: | Glenrock angler shatters flathead catfish record. |
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Comments | In 1993, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission salvaged 133 8- to 16-inch flatheads from irrigation canals and donated them to the G&F for release in the North Platte River below Glenrock. Some Nebraska flatheads were also stocked near Torrington. |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | drainage |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Stocked | <133 |
Year Class | 8-16 in. |