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Ameiurus nebulosus  (Lesueur, 1819)
 Image contributors to this species:
 ScotCat (2) Frants Lehmann (2 Stamps) Reinhold Wawrzynski (6)
 ScotCat Sources:
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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:  48cm. (19¼ins)
 Temp:  08 -30°C (45-87°F)
 p.H.  6.0-7.5.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Family:  Ictaluridae

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