Pylodictis
olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818)
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| Common
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Flathead
Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Silurus
olivaris, Hopladelus olivaris, Pelodichthys olivaris, Leptops
olivaris, Opladelus olivaris |
| Family: |
Ictaluridaelycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
North America:
lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from western Pennsylvania
to White-Little Missouri River system in North Dakota, and
south to Louisiana in the USA; Gulf Slope from Mobile
Bay drainage in Georgia and Alabama, USA to Mexico. Transplanted
elsewhere in USA |
| Size:
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155cm. (5ft-2ins) |
| Temp: |
08
-30°C (45-87°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
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Family:
Ictaluridae
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Pylodictis olivaris
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Pylodictis
olivaris
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Pylodictis
olivaris
Caught in lake in Texas
35 lbs
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Pylodictis
olivaris
Caught in lake in Texas
35 lbs
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Pylodictis
olivaris
Gape of mouth
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