Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28956
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateCA
LocalitySacramento River Delta
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Sacramento
HUC8 Number18020163
Map
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Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:244
Author:Turner, J.L.
Date:1966
Title:Distribution and food habits of ictalurid fishes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game
Pages:130-143
CommentsUncommon compared to the brown bullhead in general, except here where they are equally common.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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