Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID30015
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateCO
Localitywestern slope
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters
HUC8 Number14010001
Map
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Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:305
Author:Everhart, W.H., and W.R. Seaman.
Date:1971
Title:Fishes of Colorado.
Publisher:Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Division Denver, CO.
Pages:75 pp
CommentsNative to the eastern slope.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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