Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID276151
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateCO
LocalityYampa River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Yampa
HUC8 Number14050002
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:998
Author:Karp, C.A., and H.M. Tyus
Date:1990
Title:Behavioral interactions between young Colorado squawfish and six fish species.
Journal:Copeia
Volume:1990
Issue:1
Pages:25-34
Comments"We collected...by seining shoreline backwater habitats of the Yampa and Green rivers..."
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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