Specimen Information

Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus catus
(White Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID42313
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciescatus
Common NameWhite Catfish
StatePR
CountyOrocovis
LocalityMatrullas Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCibuco-Guajataca
HUC8 Number21010002
HUC10 NameRio Grande de Manati Watersheds
HUC10 Number2101000202
HUC12 NameRio Matrullas at Lago de Matrullas Dam
HUC12 Number210100020205
Map
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Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1873
Author:Erdman, D.S.
Date:1984
Title:Exotic fishes in Puerto Rico.
Publisher:John Hopkins University Press
Pages:162-176
Commentshow it got to PR is a mystery; may have been a contaminant in channel catfish from Baltimore
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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