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Scientific Name
Ameiurus nebulosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)
Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderOstariophysi
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyIctaluridae
GenusAmeiurus
SpeciesAmeiurus nebulosus
Occurrence
Unconfirmed
Occurrence Notes
A bullhead (believed to be a brown bullhead) was observed on several occasions at Oriole Lake in the early 1990s, but none were ever captured for identification.; Data Source: Harold Werner, personal knowledge
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
The brown bullhead is native to the fresh waters of the eastern United States and Canada; Data Source: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman. 1973. Freshwater fishes of Canada. Bulletin Fisheries Research Board of Canada 184. 966 pp.
Abundance
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    As an alien species, it should be removed, but its potential influence is contained to this one site.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Harold Werner
Created Date
5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Harold Werner
Last Modified Date
7/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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