Armored catfish harassing and harming Florida’s manatees by: WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff. Posted: Nov 12, 2021 / 06:55 AM EST. Updated: Nov 12, 2021 / 06:55 AM EST.

A species of armored catfish called Loricariidae have been wreaking havoc in South Florida's lakes. Non-native to the waters, the fish have been eating away at the lakes, causing erosion, and ...

The armored catfish came to Florida in the 1950s, the result of the aquarium trade and irresponsible owners who released the fish into the state's waterways. By Sruthi Gurudev.

Armored catfish. In less than an hour, the four hunters had taken 125 of the fish, which are widely considered to be inedible, and they soon became a pile of organic fertilizer in a citrus grove.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Research Institute calls them "invasive catfish condos." The institute on Friday posted a photo of sizeable holes along a Florida riverbank ...

Florida and the St. Johns River have become home to several species of non-native or invasive armored suckermouth catfish that were originally purchased by aquarium owners as algae-eaters.

“Eight days later, the camera caught a familiar sight as a heron passed by going the opposite direction with another armored sailfin catfish.” Naples is on Florida’s Gulf Coast, 165 miles ...

Regretfully, Florida and the St. Johns River have also become home to several species of non-native or invasive armored suckermouth catfish that were originally purchased by aquarium owners as ...

Armored catfish are native to South America. However, thanks to the aquarium dumpings, they have been latching onto Florida manatees to scrape algae off their backs using their teeth.

Florida man finds armored catfish in driveway following Irma. Published: Sep. 11, 2017, 10:51 a.m. The fish is most familiar to people as an aquarium fish known as an algae-eater where it is ...

Trail camera videos shared by Florida wildlife officials show herons have been seen wandering with a bizarre-looking ”armored” fish dangling from their beaks, and there’s a reason the ...

Trail camera videos shared by Florida wildlife officials show herons have been seen wandering with a bizarre-looking ”armored” fish dangling from their beaks, and there’s a reason the ...