Specimen Information

Clarias batrachus
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID31719
GroupFishes
GenusClarias
Speciesbatrachus
Common NameWalking Catfish
StateFL
CountyBroward
LocalityDeerfield Beach
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 Number0309020613
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:165
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema
Date:1974
Title:Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida.
Journal:Biological Conservation
Volume:6
Issue:4
Pages:292-302
Reference 2
Ref. Number:166
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and W.W. Miley II
Date:1975
Title:Range expansion and environmental impress of the introduced walking catfish in the United States
Journal:Environmental Conservation
Volume:2
Issue:2
Pages:145-148
CommentsIntroduced to Florida between 1964 and 1966 when individual escaped from an aquarium fish farm located near Deerfield Beach, North Broward Co.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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