Specimen Information

Pterygoplichthys sp.
Pterygoplichthys sp.
(sailfin armored catfish)
Fishes
Exotic
Collection Info
Point Map
Species Profile
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Impacts

Specimen ID609242
GroupFishes
GenusPterygoplichthys
Speciessp.
Common Namesailfin armored catfish
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityNorth Branch Chicago River, Chicago, at River Park, just downstream of Foster Ave., (Des Plaines River Dr.)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChicago
HUC8 Number07120003
HUC10 NameNorth Branch Chicago River-Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
HUC10 Number0712000301
HUC12 NameLower Branch Chicago River
HUC12 Number071200030106
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Collection Day1
Collection Month9
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24092
Author:Illinois Natural History Survey.
Date:2011
Title:Illinois Natural History Survey Collection Databases.
Publisher:Illinois Natural History Survey
Commentsidentified as a hybrid (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus x P. pardalis)
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalIllinois Natural History Survey ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberINHS 98890
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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