Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28522
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateCA
CountyShasta
LocalityBig Lake (on the Tule River)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Pit
HUC8 Number18020003
HUC10 NameFall River
HUC10 Number1802000305
HUC12 NameBig Lake
HUC12 Number180200030504
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1978
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:71
Author:Moyle, P.B., and R.A. Daniels.
Date:1982
Title:Fishes of the Pit River System, McCloud River System, and Surprise Valley Region.
Publisher:University of California Press,
Volume:115
Pages:1-82
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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