Flat bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus)

Scientific name: Ameiurus platycephalus Girard, 1859

Flat bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus)

The Flat bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae. Native range: North America, Atlantic Piedmont and Coastal Plain from Roanoke River drainage in Virginia, USA to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, USA.

Biology

Occurs in mud-bottomed, sand-bottomed, or rock-bottomed pools of small to large rivers. Also found in lakes, impoundments and ponds. Feeds on aquatic insects, small fishes, and snails.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ameiurus platycephalus
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
29.0
Common length
23.3
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Atlantic Piedmont and Coastal Plain from Roanoke River drainage in Virginia, USA to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=7; Fec=1,742)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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