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Scientific Name
Pylodictis olivaris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818)
Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
flathead catfish
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderOstariophysi
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyIctaluridae
GenusPylodictis
SpeciesPylodictis olivaris
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Mangold, 2004
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to southern Great Lakes, Mississippi and Gulf slope drainages. Widely introduced elsewhere.; Data Source: Jenkins and Burkhead, 1993 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: By definition, this species was not introduced as part of the park's mission. Rather, they occur there naturally having been introduced elswhere in the drainage at some point in the past.
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Jenkins and Burkhead, 1993
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Sybil Hood
Created Date
9/8/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
9/17/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Mangold, 2004
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