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| Scientific Name | Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818) |
| Common Names | Flat Head Catfish Appaloosa Catfish, Appaluchion, Fladhovedet Dværgmalle (Denmark), Flat Belly Catfish, Goujon, Mississippi Catfish, Mud Catfish, North American Flathead Catfish, Tabby Catfish, Yellow Catfish |
| Type Locality | Ohio River, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Ictalurus olivaris, Pimelodus aeneus, Pimelodus lutescens, Pimelodus punctulatus, Pylodictis limosus, Pylodictus olivaris, Silurus cupreus, Silurus olivaris, Silurus viscosus |
| Pronunciation | pie low dik tuss |
| Etymology | Pylodictis: From the Greek, pelos, meaning mud, and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the habit. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1550mm or 61" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America North American Atlantic Drainages, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan (click on these areas to find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi (click on these areas to find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Great Lakes, Lake Erie (click on these areas to find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages (click on these areas to find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Great Lakes, Saint Clair, Thames (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 10.0-23.0°C or 50-73.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Prefers large deep rivers. It also tolerates turbidity well. At night, it moves into shallows to feed. They rest in deep pools during the day under logs and cut banks. This fish prefers hard sand and gravel substrates. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 3 (no. 5) (art. 3) (Sept.), pp 355. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. olivaris on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up P. olivaris on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. olivaris on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. olivaris on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.5.97.262 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |