FishincSpecies catalog
Black bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) belongs to the family Ictaluridae. Habitat: fresh water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Ameiurus melas |
|---|---|
| Family | Ictaluridae |
| Habitat | Fresh water |
| Group | Catfish |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Europe freshwater, USA and Canada freshwater |
Identifying features
- Scaleless catfish
- Eight dark barbels around the mouth
- Adipose fin
- Nearly square tail with a pale bar at its base
- Black to dark olive back, yellowish-white belly
- Dark fin membranes
Black bullhead in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Katzenwels, Schwarzer Zwergwels, Zwergwels |
| French | Barbotte noire, Poisson-chat commun |
| Spanish | Pez gato negro |
| Italian | Pesce gatto nero, Pesce gatto |
| Portuguese | Peixe-gato-negro |
| Dutch | Zwarte dwergmeerval, Zwarte amerikaanse dwergmeerval |
| Polish | Sumik czarny |
| Swedish | Svart dvärgmal |
| Finnish | Mustapiikkimonni |
| Croatian | Crni patuljasti som, Patuljasti som |
| Czech | Sumeček černý |
| Hungarian | Fekete törpeharcsa |
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