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Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)

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Rafinesque, C.S. (1820). Description of the Silures or catfishes of the River Ohio. <em>Q. J. Sci. Lit. Arts (R. Inst. Gr. Brit.).</em> 9:48-52.
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Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Ameirus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)
Ameiurus melas melas
Ameiurus vulgaris (Thompson, 1842)
Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)
Ictalurus melas melas
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 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
Catfish 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
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
Sort dværgmalle in Danish
Sort dværgmalle in Danish
Sumik czarny in Polish
Svart dvärgmal in Swedish
Yellow belly bullhead in English
Zwarte Amerikaanse dwergmeerval in Dutch
Zwarte amerikaanse dwergmeerval in Dutch
Zwergwels in German
bagre torito negro in Spanish
barbotte noire in French
black bullhead in English
black bullhead in English
zwarte dwergmeerval, zwarte amerikaanse dwergmeerval in Dutch

Bibliographic References

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  4. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
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  11. GB Non-native Species Secretariat (2016) GB Non-native Species Information Portal. https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm (accessed 2016). https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm
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  13. Naturalis (2005-2016) Nederlands Soortenregister, version 2.0. http://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl (accessed 2016). http://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl
  14. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  15. North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species NOBANIS (2016) Gateway to Information on Invasive Alien species in North and Central Europe. http://www.nobanis.org (accessed 2016). http://www.nobanis.org
  16. Rafinesque, C.S. (1820). Description of the Silures or catfishes of the River Ohio. <em>Q. J. Sci. Lit. Arts (R. Inst. Gr. Brit.).</em> 9:48-52.
  17. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
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