Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID268273
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateUT
CountyDaggett
LocalityGreen River, south of Home Mountain (Bridgeport site)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Green-Flaming Gorge Reservoir
HUC8 Number14040106
HUC10 NameCrouse Creek-Green River
HUC10 Number1404010609
HUC12 NameTolivers Creek-Green River
HUC12 Number140401060901
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month1
Collection Year1970
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1689
Author:Vanicek, C.D., R.H. Kramer, and D.R. Franklin
Date:1970
Title:Distribution of Green River fishes in Utah and Colorado following closure of Flaming Gorge Dam.
Journal:The Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:14
Issue:3
Pages:297-315
CommentsSpecies listed as "rare".
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordcounty
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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