Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID38534
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateNM
LocalitySan Juan drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper San Juan
HUC8 Number14080100
Map
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Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1578
Author:Tyus, H.M., B.D. Burdick, R.A. Valdez, C.M. Haynes, T.A. Lytle, and C.R. Berry.
Date:1982
Title:Fishes of the upper Colorado basin: distribution, abundance, and status.
Publisher:Western Division, American Fisheries Society.
Pages:12-70
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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