Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea, 1968)
Spotted bullhead
Ameiurus serracanthus
photo by Burkhead, N.

Family:  Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Max. size:  28 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
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.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in deep rock-bottomed or sand-bottomed pools of small to medium swift rivers and impoundments.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 October 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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