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Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)

Black bullhead
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Portugal country information

Common names: Peixe-gato, Peixe-gato
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Tagus, Guadiana and Sado River basins (Ref. 57049). Its occurrence in Tagus River basin is probably due to natural spread of individuals from Spanish populations while episodic translocations could explain its presence in Guadiana and Sado River basins (Ref. 57049).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gante, H.F. and C.D. Santos, 2002
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Common names from other countries

Poisson-chat, Bagre torito negro, 黑鮰, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Ameiurus: Greek, a = without + Greek, meiouros, -os, -on = without tail (Ref. 45335);  melas: Ameiurus (Greek) meaning privative curtailed (referring to the caudal fin lacking a notch); melas for black (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल; pH range: 6.5 - 8.0; dH range: 4 - 25; ऐम्फिढरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 10 - ? m.   Temperate; 8°C - 30°C (Ref. 2059); 52°N - 26°N

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग |
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