Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID238996
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateWA
LocalityColumbia River, middle
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Columbia-Hood
HUC8 Number17070105
Map
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Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13708
Author:Wydoski, R.S., and R.R. Whitney.
Date:2003
Title:Inland Fishes of Washington. Second Edition.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle.
Pages:322 pp
CommentsFish found in backwater sloughs along the river.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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