Scientific Name
Ameiurus melas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)
Park
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (BEOL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Black bullhead catfish
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Ostariophysi |
| Order | Siluriformes |
| Family | Ictaluridae |
| Genus | Ameiurus |
| Species | Ameiurus melas |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Fagan Johnson
Created Date
1/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
fpannebaker@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/22/2015 4:05:55 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Sampled both upstream and downstream of BEOL on the Arkansas River by the Colorado Division of wildlife., Park Species Data Source: Inventory and Status of Arkansas River Native Fishes in Colorado, Thomas P. Nesler, Charles Bennett, James Melby, Gary Dowler, and Mark Jones, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 1999
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