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Fish Identification
Black Bullhead
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Scientific Name: Ameiurus Melas Fish Family: Ictaluridae Other Names: catfish, black catfish, yellow belly bullhead, horned pout; French: barbotte noire Black Bullhead Photos: Identification:Dorsal region of head, back, and upper sides olive
to black; sides lighter; belly whitish to yellowish,
with color usually extending up to base of caudal fin
as a pale bar. Barbels black or gray. All fins dusk]½
with dark edges and black interradial membranes.
Breeding male black with bright yellow or white
belly.
Distribution:
It is also the most tolerant of agricultural siltation, industrial and domestic polutants, and warm water.
Spawning:
The spawning of the black bullhead usually occurs from April through June, but ripe females have been
taken at Wisconsin's latitude as late as early August
(Forney 1955). When the water temperature reaches
21øC (69.8øF), saucer-shaped nests 15-36 cm (6-14 in)
diam are constructed in the mud or sand in water
0.6-1.2 m (2-4 ft) deep. The nests are built beneath
matted vegetation, woody debris, or overhanging
banks, or in muskrat burrows. The female constructs
the nest
State Black Bullhead Records:
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