Specimen Information

Platydoras costatus
Platydoras costatus
(Raphael catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID156917
GroupFishes
GenusPlatydoras
Speciescostatus
Common NameRaphael catfish
StateTX
CountyVal Verde
LocalitySan Felipe Creek in Del Rio
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameElm-Sycamore
HUC8 Number13080001
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14191
Author:Howells, R.G.
Date:2001
Title:Introduced non-native fishes and shellfishes in Texas waters: an updated list and discussion. Management Data Series 188.
Journal:Management Data Series
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Pages:27 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18520
Author:López-Fernández, H., and K.O. Winemiller
Date:2005
Title:Status of Dionda diaboli and report of established populations of exotic fish species in lower San Felipe Creek, Val Verde County, Texas.
Journal:Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:50
Issue:2
Pages:246-251
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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