Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant
Collection Info
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Specimen ID1335096
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateTX
CountyAransas
LocalityAransas National Wildlife Refuge, pond near Devil's Bayou
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAransas Bay
HUC8 Number12100405
HUC10 NameSaint Charles Bay
HUC10 Number1210040503
HUC12 NameBig Devil Bayou
HUC12 Number121004050307
Map
Collection Day16
Collection Month4
Collection Year1983
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25998
Author:Texas Natural Science Center
Date:2013
Title:Texas Natural History Collections ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/6080b6cc-1c24-41ff-ad7f-0ebe7b56f311
Publisher:Unversity of Texas at Austin
CommentsData from GBIF data index - original values
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalTexas Natural History Collection ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberTNHC 41352
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/2/2026].

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