Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID262633
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateCO
CountyMoffat
LocalityYampa River, lower, at river mile 24 in Dinosaur National Monument
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Yampa
HUC8 Number14050002
HUC10 NameHells Canyon-Yampa River
HUC10 Number1405000206
HUC12 NameYampa Canyon
HUC12 Number140500020614
Map
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Collection Year1969
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:952
Author:Holden, P.B., and C.B. Stalnaker
Date:1975
Title:Distribution and abundance of mainstream fishes of the middle and upper Colorado River basins, 1967-1973.
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:104
Issue:2
Pages:217-231
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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