Specimen Information

Clarias batrachus
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID31601
GroupFishes
GenusClarias
Speciesbatrachus
Common NameWalking Catfish
StateFL
CountySt. Lucie
Localitycausal water (pond that develops after heavy rains the night before), near entrance to Indian River Plantation on Hutchinson Island
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:496
Author:Stockdale, A.W.
Date:1982
Title:Unique catfish 'walk' to Salty Island.
Publisher:a Florida newspaper - 5 November 1982
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalF.I.T.
VerifierRandy Hogg, Nat. Sci. Dept., F.I.T.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12


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