Specimen Information

Pylodictis olivaris
Pylodictis olivaris
(Flathead Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID166599
GroupFishes
GenusPylodictis
Speciesolivaris
Common NameFlathead Catfish
StatePA
LocalitySchuylkill River
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameSchuylkill
HUC8 Number02040203
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally | accidental | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15629
Author:Brown, J.J., J. Perillo, T.J. Kwak, and R.J. Horwitz
Date:2005
Title:Implications of Pylodictis olivaris (flathead catfish) introduction into the Delaware and Susquehanna drainages.
Journal:Northeastern Naturalist
Volume:12
Issue:4
Pages:473-484
CommentsA total of 150 flathead catfish collected from this site from 1999-2003.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected150


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