Ameiurus serracanthus
Spotted Bullhead
NS
G3
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Siluriformes (Catfishes)
Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)
Ameiurus
Ameiurus serracanthus (Spotted Bullhead)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Gulf Coastal Plain in Suwannee, St. Marks, Ochlockonee, Apalachicola and St. Andrews Bay drainages of northern Florida, southern Georgia and southeastern Alabama in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
Occurs in deep rock-bottomed or sand-bottomed pools of small to medium swift rivers and impoundments.
Max length: 28.0 cm TL; common length: 19.0 cm TL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2011-10-15. Resilience: Low (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
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