Pylodictis olivaris

Basic information
Scientific name	Pylodictis olivaris	(No picture)
Common names	Flathead Catfish
Higher taxon	Ictaluridae, Siluriformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	Eastern and southern North American Continent from southern Canada to Mexico
Habitat	Under Construction.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route
Impact	Potentially: Competition with and predation on native species.
Regulation in Japan	Invasive alien species (Invasive Species Act)
Introduced range in other countries	Non-distribution area in America and Canada

Reference

Notes

Outline of alien species that was deemed appropriate for designation as Invasive alien species at a specialist meeting(Accessed on 2018-12-07)https://www.env.go.jp/press/files/jp/29584.pdf
(Proposal) Information and evaluations on alien species considered to require selection of invasive alien species.（Accessed on 2018-12-07）https://www.env.go.jp/nature/intro/4document/data/sentei/10/mat04.pdf

Possibly causing extensive damage to native ecosystems by predation and competition due to similar ecology to the channel catfish.