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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ameiurus&speciesname=melas ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ameiurus&speciesname=melas http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ameiurus&speciesname=melas ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ameiurus&speciesname=melas https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Ameiurus&speciesname=melas ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Ameiurus-melas.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Ameiurus Species in    Ictaluridae - Classification - Ictaluridae Siluriformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Ameiurus melas ( Rafinesque , 1820 ) Black bullhead Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Google image Ameiurus melas Picture by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes) Etymology: Ameiurus: Greek, a = without + Greek, meiouros, -os, -on = without tail (Ref. 45335 ) ;   melas: Ameiurus (Greek) meaning privative curtailed (referring to the caudal fin lacking a notch); melas for black (Ref. 79012 ) . More on author: Rafinesque . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 8.0; dH range: 4 - 25; amphidromous (Ref. 51243 ); depth range 10 - ? m. Temperate; 8°C - 30°C (Ref. 2059 ); 52°N - 26°N Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri North America: Great Lakes to northern Mexico. Confusion over the taxonomic status of this species together with Ameiurus nebulosus resulted in more doubts as to which of the two is present in some countries. In Europe it forms dense stunted populations which makes it unpopular. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction (Ref. 1739 ). In Europe, self-sustaining populations recorded from Ebro and Tagus drainages (Iberian Peninsula), most drainages of France, locally in Italy, the Netherlands and Germany; distribution could be wider (Ref. 59043 ) Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 66.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637 ); common length : 26.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193 ); max. published weight: 3.6 kg (Ref. 4699 ); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 12193 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabits pools, backwaters, and sluggish current over soft substrates in creeks and small to large rivers; impoundments, oxbows, and ponds. Nocturnal feeder, young consume immature insects, leeches, and crustaceans while adults also feed on clams, snails, plant material, and fishes (Ref. 1998 , 9669 , 10294 ). Edible (Ref. 1998 ). Are susceptible of being caught, where they are abundant, with baited lines intended for other species. Is considered a nuisance (Ref. 30578 ). Often misidentified as A. nebulosus (Ref. 59043 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae The female prepares the nest by clearing debris, gravel and silt found on the bottom. Before spawning, the pair engages in butting and in sliding its barbels over the body of the other. The female releases her eggs after the male wraps his caudal fin around the head of the female. The pair can spawn up to five times in an hour. In between spawning, the female fans the eggs. Both male and female guards and fans the eggs. Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr , 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 14 October 2011 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Potential pest Human uses Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes FAO - Aquaculture: production ; ; Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00689 - 0.01153), b=3.11 (3.04 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.8   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=10; Assuming tm=3). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 26.2 [14.2, 56.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.454 [0.256, 0.749] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.2, 19.0] %; Omega3 = 1.23 [0.46, 3.30] g/100g; Selenium = 17 [7, 43] μg/100g; VitaminA = 20.3 [6.4, 62.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.612 [0.409, 0.891] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : localhost Page last modified by : mrius-barile - 20 July 2016 Fatal error : Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function checkEcotox(), 1 passed in /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php on line 2304 and exactly 3 expected in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2579 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php(2304): checkEcotox() #1 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2579 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:30:44 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation