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Ameiurus platycephalus in USA (contiguous states)
Flat bullhead

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Ameiurus platycephalus   (Girard, 1859)
Family:	Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Flat bullhead
Max. size:	29.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5723); max. reported age: 7 years
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	temperate; 38°N - 32°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=7; Fec=1,742)
Distribution:	North America: Atlantic Piedmont and Coastal Plain from Roanoke River drainage in Virginia, USA to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, USA.
Biology:	Occurs in mud-bottomed, sand-bottomed, or rock-bottomed pools of small to large rivers. Also found in lakes, impoundments and ponds (Ref. 54507, 10294). Feeds on aquatic insects, small fishes, and snails (Ref. 10294)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Hardman, M. and L.M. Page. 2003. (Ref. 54507)
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USA (contiguous states) country information
Common names:	Flat bullhead, Bullhead		Ref:  Randolph, S. and M. Snyder, 1993
Status:	endemic		Ref:  Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P> Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor and M.L. Warren, Jr., 2008
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	occasional (usually not seen)		Ref:  Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Also Ref. 10294. Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
States/Provinces:	Georgia (endemic) North Carolina (endemic) Virginia (endemic)
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:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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