Brown Bullhead Catfish
Ameiurus nebulosus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,166
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) and yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis). It was originally described as Pimelodus nebulosus by Charles Alexandre Lesueur in 1819, and is also referred to as Ictalurus nebulosus.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Brown bullhead”.