Black bullhead catfish (Ameiurus melas) distribution and status by HUC8

Jul 27, 2011 (Last modified Jan 3, 2022)
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Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) status data created for the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society (WDAFS)

Copp, G.H., A.S. Tarkan, G. Masson, M.J. Godard, J. Kosco, V. Kovac, A. Novomeska, R. Miranda, J. Cucherousset, G. Pedicillo, and B.G. Blackwell. 2016. A review of growth and life-history traits of native and non-native European populations of black bullhead Ameiurus melas. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 26:441-469.

Hanchin, P.A., D.W. Willis, and M.J. Hubers. 2002. Black bullhead growth in South Dakota waters: limnological and community influences. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 17(1): 65-73.

Leunda, P.M., J. Oscoz, B. Elvira, A. Agorreta, S. Perea, R. Miranda. 2008. Feeding habits of the exotic black bullhead Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque) in the Iberian Peninsula: the first evidence of direct predation on native fish species. Journal of Fish Biology 73(1): 96-114.

Mork, M.D., S.M. Bisping, J.R. Fischer, and M.C. Quist. 2009. Population characteristics of black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) in Iowa natural lakes. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 24(4): 635-644.

Novemeska, A. and V. Kovac. 2009. Life-history traits of non-native black bullhead Ameiurus melas with comments on its invasive potential. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 25(1):79-84.
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US watershed boundaries from USGS - http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/huc.html
Canada watershed boundaries from Ministry on Sustainable Resource Management’s Fisheries Inventory Watershed Atlas - http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/gis/GISdata.html
Mexico fish distributions from Freshwater Fishes of Mexico (Miller and Minckley 2006)
US fish distributions from each state's respective fish agency
Additional information may come from peer-reviewed literature, grey literature and agency reports, and scientific collection permit catch records
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Western Division of the American Fisheries Society (WDAFS), http://www.wdafs.org/officers/officers.htm
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ameiurus melas, fish, western division of the american fisheries society, huc8, black bullhead catfish, western native fishes database
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