Specimen Information

Ameiurus platycephalus
Ameiurus platycephalus
(Flat Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45290
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesplatycephalus
Common NameFlat Bullhead
StateVA
CountyBotetourt
LocalityJames River, upper, just below Glen Wilton
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper James
HUC8 Number02080201
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:706
Author:Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead.
Date:1994
Title:Freshwater fishes of Virginia.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:1079 pp
Commentsmay have escaped stocked ponds, or may be native
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Disposaleaten by turtles
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
Year Classadults


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