Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
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20 results for Ameiurus melas (Black Bullhead)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
28945 CA Central Valley drainage1976 18020125 Upper Yubaestablished
28956 CA Sacramento River Delta1976 18020163 Lower Sacramentoestablished
1335116 CAButteExperimental frog pond at Gray Lodge State Waterfowl Area1974 18020158 Butte Creekestablished
1738325 CAEl Dorado[No locality description provided]2000 18020129 South Fork American 
1738326 CAEl Dorado[No locality description provided]2001 18020129 South Fork American 
1335150 CAEl DoradoWebber Cr., El Dorado Co.; Calif.1962 18020129 South Fork Americanestablished
1738367 CAPlacer[No locality description provided]2008 18020161 Upper Coon-Upper Auburn 
620859 CASacramentoDelta [general location]1874 18020163 Lower Sacramentoestablished
620861 CASacramentoDelta [general location]1950 18020163 Lower Sacramentoestablished
620860 CASacramentoDelta [general location]1963 18020163 Lower Sacramentoestablished
620864 CASacramentoDelta [general location]1964 18020163 Lower Sacramentoestablished
620862 CASacramentoDelta [general location]1989 18020163 Lower Sacramentoestablished
1335043 CASacramentoslough NW of Rio Linda, 8 mi. N. of Sacramento1936 18020111 Lower Americanestablished
1335159 CASolanoCache Slough at the mouth of Lindsey Slough;midstream in 20 ft. of water1953 18020163 Lower Sacramentoestablished
1738561 CASutter[No locality description provided]2023 18020161 Upper Coon-Upper Auburn 
1335120 CATehamaPaynes Creek at mouth1973 18020155 Paynes Creek-Sacramento Riverestablished
1335119 CATehamaPaynes Creek, approx. 1.5 miles upstream from mouth1973 18020155 Paynes Creek-Sacramento Riverestablished
1738274 CAYolo[No locality description provided]2022 18020162 Upper Putah 
1739891 CAYolo[No locality description provided]2024 18020163 Lower Sacramento 
159759 CAYoloYolo Bypass2001 18020163 Lower Sacramentocollected

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [3/6/2026].

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