First records of the introduced sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys in the United Kingdom

Munson, A., Bifi, A. G., Campos, D., McColl, D., Wong, M., Yeomans, W. E. and Killen, S. (2024) First records of the introduced sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys in the United Kingdom. BioInvasions Records, 13(1), pp. 241-250. (doi: 10.3391/bir.2024.13.1.22)

Abstract

Sailfin catfish, Pterygoplichthys, is a genus of fish common in the ornamental aquarium trade. Originally from South America, they are now invasive in numerous locations around the globe. We report the first records of Pterygoplichthys in the United Kingdom. We captured one Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus and one Pterygoplichthys pardalis in an artificial side channel of the River Kelvin in Glasgow, Scotland on 30 August 2021 and 6 September 2021, respectively. Further monitoring and public education will be important as river temperatures increase to prevent establishment of these species, which have become invasive in other parts of the world.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: AM and SK are supported by Natural Environment Research Council Standard Grant NE/T008334/1 awarded to SK. AGB benefited from a DCR/AM fellowship from Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas - FAPEAM (process 062.01066/2015) and grants to analyze the type material in BMNH, MNHN, MUSM and NMW. Visit to The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP) supported in part by Böhlke Award to AGB.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Wong, Miss Marissa and Killen, Professor Shaun and Yeomans, Dr William and Munson, Dr Amelia
• Authors: Munson, A., Bifi, A. G., Campos, D., McColl, D., Wong, M., Yeomans, W. E., and Killen, S.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
• Journal Name: BioInvasions Records
• Publisher: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)
• ISSN: 2242-1300
• ISSN (Online): 2242-1300
• Copyright Holders: Copyright: © Munson et al.
• First Published: First published in BioInvasions Records 13(1): 241-250
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
308473		Effects of Climate-Change Associated Stressors on Fish Social Behaviours	Shaun Killen	Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)	NE/T008334/1	Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine