Specimen Information

Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
(ParanĂ¡ Sailfin Catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID159787
GroupFishes
GenusPterygoplichthys
Speciesanisitsi
Common NameParaná Sailfin Catfish
StateTX
CountyHarris
Localityoutflow from a wastewater plant near Wayside Drive, ca. 10km north of Sims Bayou capture site
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBuffalo-San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040104
HUC10 NameBuffalo Bayou-San Jacinto River
HUC10 Number1204010407
HUC12 NameVince Bayou-Buffalo Bayou
HUC12 Number120401040703
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month1
Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13562
Author:Nico, L.G., and R.T. Martin
Date:2001
Title:The South American suckermouth armored catfish, Pterygoplichthys anisitsi (Pisces: Loricariidae), in Texas, with comments on foreign fish introductions in the American Southwest.
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:46
Issue:1
Pages:98-104
CommentsThe authors presume the species involved is P. anisitsi; however, because no specimens were preserved, the identity of those fish is unconfirmed.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Number Preserved0


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