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Pylodictus olivaris [flathead catfish]

Pylodictus olivaris [flathead catfish]. By: nathally Sanchez & Jessica young. Where is it from?? When and where..where can it be found?. introduction of flathead catfish into the Delaware and Susquehanna River drainages Rafinesque , 1818 is when it was found

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Pylodictus olivaris [flathead catfish]

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  1. Pylodictus olivaris[flathead catfish] By: nathally Sanchez & Jessica young

  2. Where is it from?? When and where..where can it be found? • introduction of flathead catfish into the Delaware and Susquehanna River drainages • Rafinesque, 1818 is when it was found • It can be found in the Mississippi river, West Pennsylvania, SW. Wisconsin, north Dakota, south to Texas and NE. Mexico

  3. Effects on people • Less fish for fishermen who go fishing • Also they wont be able to sell fish[ loss of money]

  4. Effects on the ecosystems • Less fishes in the pond, ocean • affects in the food chains • Loss of money

  5. Food web Black bullheads and channel catfish flathead catfish aquatic insects worms crayfish humans

  6. Reasons for success • More flathead catfish are being born and fishermen can catch them and eat them • The flathead catfish has some strange relatives. Among the 2,000 species of catfish found around the world are catfish that swim upside down, catfish that give electric shocks, and catfish that can walk from one body of water to another.

  7. Issues for the future • They are trying to stop the spread of these catfish because its endangering the humans health • Its causing a lot of loss of money because the flathead catfish have been eating the fish

  8. Resources • www.scotcat.com • www.minnesotadepartmentofnaturalresourse.com • www.texasparksandwildlife.com

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