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Ameiurus natalis
yellow bullhead
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		yellow bullhead
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Siluriformes, Family Ictaluridae, Genus Ameiurus, Species Ameiurus natalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:		50
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		LA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Antietam National Battlefield
Arches National Park	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyonlands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Everglades National Park	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Tuzigoot National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Vicksburg National Military Park
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	6/5/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 7:15:45 PM

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