Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID280087
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateID
CountyPayette
Localityponds at Payette
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePayette
HUC8 Number17050122
Map
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Collection Year1963
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked misidentified
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:23942
Author:Linder, A.D.
Date:1963
Title:Idaho's alien fishes.
Journal:Journal of the Idaho Museum of Natural History
Volume:6
Issue:2
Pages:12-15
Comments"It was probably accidentally introduced with shipments of the brown bullhead or channel catfish."
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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