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Ameiurus natalis in USA (contiguous states)
Yellow bullhead

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Ameiurus natalis   (Lesueur, 1819)
Family:	Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)			picture (Amnat_u2.jpg) by The Native Fish Conservancy
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Yellow bullhead
Max. size:	47.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5723); max. published weight: 1,920 g (Ref. 4699); max. reported age: 4 years
Environment:	demersal ; depth range - 10 m
Climate:	temperate; 5 - 15°C; 42°N - 19°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4; Fec=2,000)
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. Trade restricted in Germany (Anl.3 BArtSchV). At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Biology:	Pools, backwaters, and sluggish current over soft substrate in creeks and small to large rivers; oxbows, ponds, and impoundments (Ref. 5723, 10294)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	potential pest
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
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USA (contiguous states) country information
Common names:	Yellow bullhead, Bullhead		Ref:  Randolph, S. and M. Snyder, 1993
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	gamefish: yes
Comments:	Recorded from Great Plains and Rio Grande drainages (Ref. 10294).
States/Provinces:	Missouri (native) New York (native) North Dakota (native) Tennessee (native) Texas (native)
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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