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black bullhead

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noun

  1. a common freshwater catfish, Ictalurus melas, of North America, considered by some to be a food delicacy.


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As a result, June suckers face an array of predator species, including white bass, walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, black bullhead, northern pike and channel catfish.

From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2021

The population in 1957 was strongly dominated by black bullhead and young-of-the-year channel catfish.

From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett

The following species, common to both rivers, were more abundant in the Marais des Cygnes: gizzard shad, carp, sand shiner, black bullhead and white crappie.

From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett

The golden redhorse and black bullhead have specific habitat preferences that are not evident in the above discussion.

From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett

The yellow bullhead is more restricted to streams than is the black bullhead.

From Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas by Deacon, James Everett