Specimen Information

Pylodictis olivaris
Pylodictis olivaris
(Flathead Catfish)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45474
GroupFishes
GenusPylodictis
Speciesolivaris
Common NameFlathead Catfish
StateVA
CountySurry
LocalityJames River near Surry
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower James
HUC8 Number02080206
Map
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Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1552
Author:Burkhead, N.M, R.E. Jenkins, and E.G. Maurakis
Date:1980
Title:New records, distribution and diagnostic characters of Virginia ictalurid catfishes with an adnexed adipose fin
Journal:Brimleyana
Volume:4
Pages:75-93
Commentsprobably one of the fish that escaped in 1965
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size20-30 lb


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