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Scientific Name
Ameiurus nebulosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Brown Bullhead
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderOstariophysi
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyIctaluridae
GenusAmeiurus
SpeciesAmeiurus nebulosus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Bowes et al. (1999) documented within ANP during 1998; historically present in at least 4 of the 21 ponds in the park on Mount Desert Island.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Not native to Mount Desert Island (Bowes et al. 1999).
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Bowes et al. (1999) historically present in at least 4 of the 21 ponds in the park on Mount Desert Island; abundance estimated based on distributional information.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Spawns on lake bottoms (Scott and Crossman 1973).
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
10/8/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
10/8/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Bowes et al. (1999) documented within ANP during 1998; historically present in at least 4 of the 21 ponds in the park on Mount Desert Island. Recently documented in Echo Lake (1997) and Lower Hadlock Pond (1998, likely present, J. Le). Zabinski and Olday (1975): Present in The Tarn., Park Species Data Source: Bowes et al. (1999); Zabinski and Olday (1975)
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