Specimen Information

Pylodictis olivaris
Pylodictis olivaris
(Flathead Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID166606
GroupFishes
GenusPylodictis
Speciesolivaris
Common NameFlathead Catfish
StatePA
CountyLancaster
LocalitySpeedwell Forge Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050306
HUC10 NameCocalico Creek
HUC10 Number0205030609
HUC12 NameHammer Creek
HUC12 Number020503060903
Map
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Collection Year1991
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
CommentsSpeedwell Forge Lake is a small impoundment on a tributary to Cocalico Creek.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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