Specimen Information

Clarias batrachus
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID28625
GroupFishes
GenusClarias
Speciesbatrachus
Common NameWalking Catfish
StateCA
CountyImperial
LocalityAll American Canal west of Yuma, AZ
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSalton Sea
HUC8 Number18100204
Map
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Collection Year1973
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture | released aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:109
Author:Minckley, W.L.
Date:1973
Title:Fishes of Arizona.
Publisher:Arizona Fish and Game Department
Pages:127 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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