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Ictaluridae
yellow bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
Males herd the fry into a tight ball
- Yellow
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- Elongated
- Large
- Temperate fish
Yellow
Temperate
Regional distribution
Elongated
Largeyellow bullhead is a freshwater fish found around North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 60 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Ictaluridae
- Genus
- Ameiurus
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- North America: Atlantic and Gulf slope drainages from New York to northern Mexico, and St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi river basins from southern Quebec west to central North Dakota, and south to the Gulf. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
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