Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1401635
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateCO
LocalitySan Luis drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameSan Luis
HUC8 Number13010003
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:275
Author:Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr.
Date:1980
Title:Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.
Publisher:North Carolina State Museum of Natural History
Issue:12
Pages:854 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:313
Author:Ellis, M.M.
Date:1914
Title:Fishes of Colorado
Journal:University of Colorado Studies
Publisher:University of Colorado Studies
Volume:11
Issue:1
Pages:5-136
CommentsNot native to Rio Grande basin in Colorado (Ellis 1914).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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