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Pterygoplichthys sp.  

Common Name: sailfin catfish

Taxonomy: available through

Interactive maps: Continental US, Hawaii, Puerto Rico

Nonindigenous Occurrences:

Florida: A family of species was found in Broward County in a canal  (Woulfe, 2002).

Nevada:  Collected from Las Vegas Wash near Lake Mead (Brean 2004).

Texas: Several specimens have been collected in Brays Bayou near Houston, Harris County, Texas (Howells 2004).

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Other Resources: Suckermouth catfishes: threat to aquatic ecosystems of the United States.  Army Corps of Engineers
FishBase Fact Sheet

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Revision Date: 1/1/1900

Citation for this information:
United States Geological Survey. 2009. Pterygoplichthys sp.. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=770> Revision Date: 1/1/1900

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