Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Rafinesque, C.S. (1820). Description of the Silures or catfishes of the River Ohio. Q. J. Sci. Lit. Arts (R. Inst. Gr. Brit.). 9:48-52.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Siluriformes: family
Ictaluridae: genus
Ameiurus: species
Ameiurus melas

Name

Synonyms: Ameirus melas (Rafinesque, 1820); Ameiurus melas melas; Ameiurus vulgaris (Thompson, 1842); Amiurus brachyacanthus Cope, 1880; Amiurus cragini Gilbert, 1884; Amiurus obesus Gill, 1861; Ictalurus melas (Linnaeus, 1758); Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820); Ictalurus melas melas; Pimelodus catulus Girard, 1858; Pimelodus confinis Girard, 1859; Pimelodus cupreoides Girard, 1859; Silurus melas Rafinesque, 1820
Homonyms: Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)
Common names: Bagre in Spanish; Bagre torito negro in Spanish; Bagre torito negro in Spanish; Bagre, black bullhead in language.; Barbotte noire in French; Black Bullhead in English; Black Bullhead in English; Black Bullhead in English; Black Catfish in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black bullhead in English; Black catfish in English; Bullhead in English; Bullhead in English; Catfish in English; Catfish in English; Hornedpout in English; Hornedpout in English; Must kass-säga in Estonian; Must kasssäga in Estonian; Must kärpsäga in Estonian; Mustapiikkimonni in Finnish; Peixe-gato in Portuguese; Peixe-gato in Portuguese; Pesce gatto in Italian; Pesce gatto in Italian; Peshku mace e zezë in Albanian; Poisson-chat in French; Poisson-chat in French; Poisson-chat in French; Poisson-chat in French; Schwarzer Katzenwels in German; Schwarzer Katzenwels in German; Schwarzer Katzenwels in German; Schwarzer Katzenwels in German; Schwarzer Zwergwels in German; Schwarzer Zwergwels in German; Schwarzer Zwergwels in German; Schwarzer Zwergwels in German; Sort dværgmalle in Danish; Sort dværgmalle in Danish; Sumik czarny in Polish

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