Specimen Information

Pylodictis olivaris
Pylodictis olivaris
(Flathead Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID295387
GroupFishes
GenusPylodictis
Speciesolivaris
Common NameFlathead Catfish
StateFL
LocalityChoctawhatchee River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Choctawhatchee
HUC8 Number03140203
Map
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Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25718
Author:Dobbins, D.A., R.L. Cailteux, S.R. Midway, and E.H. Leone.
Date:2012
Title:Long-term impacts of introduced flathead catfish on native ictalurids in a north Florida, USA, river.
Journal:Fisheries Management and Ecology
Volume:19
Pages:434-440
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25721
Author:Cailteux, R.L., D.A. Dobbins, and R.S. Land.
Date:2002
Title:Evaluating Sportfish and Catfish Populations in Northwest Florida Lakes and Streams. Wallop-Breaux Federal Aid Project F-37.
Publisher:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Pages:27 pp.
Commentsfirst record for the river/drainage
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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