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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

Species in this group are: shad, carp, black bullhead, tadpole madtom, largemouth, black crappie, and white crappie.

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

Length-frequency of black bullhead at the upper Neosho station, 1957, 1958 and 1959.

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

However, it more probably reflects the fact that black bullhead are characteristically pond fish, and as such are not so well adapted to reproduction in flowing streams as are many other species.

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

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