Specimen Information

Clarias batrachus
Clarias batrachus
(Walking Catfish)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID550590
GroupFishes
GenusClarias
Speciesbatrachus
Common NameWalking Catfish
StateFL
CountyHighlands
LocalityRoadside pond off Florida Rt. 731, 2.25 road miles W junction US 27, ca. 1.0 air miles WNW Venus
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWestern Okeechobee Inflow
HUC8 Number03090103
HUC10 NameLower Fisheating Creek
HUC10 Number0309010302
HUC12 NamePlatt Branch
HUC12 Number030901030201
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month11
Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25976
Author:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Date:2013
Title:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNorth Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberNCSM 7086
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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