Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID295263
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateAZ
LocalityRio Yaqui drainage in SE AZ
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper San Pedro
HUC8 Number15050202
Map
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Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked illegally | hitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25150
Author:Varela-Romero, A., D.A. Hendrickson, G. Yepiz-Plascencia, J.E. Brooks, and D.A. Neely
Date:2011
Title:Status of the Yaqui catfish (Ictalurus pricei) in the United States and northwestern Mexico.
Journal:Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:56
Issue:2
Pages:277-285
Commentsrecent invader
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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