Ameiurus
nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)
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contributors to this species: |
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ScotCat
(2)
Frants
Lehmann
(2 Stamps)
Reinhold
Wawrzynski
(6) |
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| Common
Name: |
Brown
Bullhead |
| Synonyms: |
Ictalurus
nebulosus marmoratus, I.nebulosus nebulosus, Amieurus vulgaris,
A.lacustris, A.cactus, A.nebulosus, Pimelodus atrarius,
P.cactus, P.felis, P.vulgaris, P. nebulosus.Silurus nigrescens,
S.coenosus |
| Family: |
Ictaluridaelycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
North America:
Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
in Canada to Mobile Bay in Alabama in USA, and St.
Lawrence- Great Lakes, Hudson Bay and Mississippi
River basins from Quebec west to Saskatchewan in Canada
and south to Louisiana, USA. Introduced into several countries.
Several countries report adverse ecological impact after
introduction. Asia: Iran and Turkey |
| Size:
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48cm.
(19¼ins) |
| Temp: |
08
-30°C (45-87°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
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