Specimen Information

Pylodictis olivaris
Pylodictis olivaris
(Flathead Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID33529
GroupFishes
GenusPylodictis
Speciesolivaris
Common NameFlathead Catfish
StateID
LocalitySnake River from Lewiston to Swan Falls
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameBrownlee Reservoir
HUC8 Number17050201
Map
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Collection Year1978
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked misidentified
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:133
Author:Simpson, J., and R. Wallace.
Date:1978
Title:Fishes of Idaho.
Publisher:University of Idaho Press
Pages:237 pp
CommentsIn 1943 Game and Fish Dept. ordered blue catfish from USF&WS; chances are flatheads were shipped instead as no blue catfish have ever been recovered.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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