| Specimen ID | 159787 |
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| Group | Fishes |
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| Genus | Pterygoplichthys |
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| Species | anisitsi |
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| Common Name | southern sailfin catfish |
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| State | TX |
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| County | Harris |
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| Locality | outflow from a wastewater plant near Wayside Drive, ca. 10km north of Sims Bayou capture site |
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| HUC8 Name | Buffalo-San Jacinto |
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| HUC8 Number | 12040104 |
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| Latitude | 29.7539 |
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| Longitude | -95.2994 |
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| Lat-Long Source | reported |
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| Lat-Long Accuracy | accurate |
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| Map | |
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| Day | 10 |
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| Month | 1 (January) |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Year Accuracy (Specimen) | Actual |
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| Contact | [not displayed for privacy reasons] |
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| Primary Pathway | released aquarium |
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| Status | established |
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| Reference #1 | | Ref. Number | 13562 |
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| Author | Nico, L. G., and R. T. Martin. |
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| date | 2001 |
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| title | The South American suckermouth armored catfish, Pterygoplichthys anisitsi (Pisces: Loricariidae), in Texas, with comments on foreign fish introductions in the American Southwest. |
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| journal | The Southwestern Naturalist |
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| vol | 46 |
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| issue | 1 |
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| pages | 98-104 |
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| Comments | The authors presume the species involved is P. anisitsi; however, because no specimens were preserved, the identity of those fish is unconfirmed. |
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| Record Type | Literature |
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| Earliest Record | nation |
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| Fresh/Marine Introduction | Freshwater |
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| Number Collected/Observed | 2 |
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| Number Preserved | 0 |
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