Spotted bullhead (Ameiurus serracanthus)

Scientific name: Ameiurus serracanthus Yerger & Relyea, 1968

Spotted bullhead (Ameiurus serracanthus)

The Spotted bullhead (Ameiurus serracanthus) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Occurs in deep rock-bottomed or sand-bottomed pools of small to medium swift rivers and impoundments.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ameiurus serracanthus
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
28.0
Common length
19.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

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

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