Specimen Information

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
(Orinoco Sailfin Catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID163581
GroupFishes
GenusPterygoplichthys
Speciesmultiradiatus
Common NameOrinoco Sailfin Catfish
StateHI
CountyHonolulu
LocalityWahiawa Reservoir (=Lake Wilson), Oahu
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameOahu
HUC8 Number20060000
HUC10 Number2006000001
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14143
Author:Hoover, J.J., K.J. Killgore, and A.F. Cofrancesco
Date:2004
Title:Suckermouth catfishes: Threats to aquatic ecosystems of the United States?.
Journal:Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program
Volume:4
Issue:1
Pages:1-9
Commentsmore than 2,000 burrows and more than 10,000 burrows at same location in 1988.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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