Specimen Information

Ameiurus melas
Ameiurus melas
(Black Bullhead)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45468
GroupFishes
GenusAmeiurus
Speciesmelas
Common NameBlack Bullhead
StateVA
CountyMecklenburg
LocalityKerr Reservoir, two VA tributaries
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Roanoke
HUC8 Number03010102
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1552
Author:Burkhead, N.M, R.E. Jenkins, and E.G. Maurakis
Date:1980
Title:New records, distribution and diagnostic characters of Virginia ictalurid catfishes with an adnexed adipose fin
Journal:Brimleyana
Volume:4
Pages:75-93
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalUniv. North Carolina
Museum Cat NumberUNC-76-93
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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