Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae North American freshwater catfishes
Genus: Ameiurus


Class:     Order:    
Family:  Subfamily:   Genus: 


Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Territory:
Only include species occuring above: m

Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).        Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)


7 species

Show family drawing(s) | See list of species below | Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:


Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 7

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ameiurus brunneus Snail bullhead North America 29 TL 1877
Ameiurus catus White catfish North America 95 TL 1758
Ameiurus melas Black bullhead North America 66 TL 1820
Ameiurus natalis Yellow bullhead North America 60 TL 1819
Ameiurus nebulosus Brown bullhead North America 55 TL 1819
Ameiurus platycephalus Flat bullhead North America 29 TL 1859
Ameiurus serracanthus Spotted bullhead North America 28 TL 1968



Other identification tools in FishBase


Quick Identification
Identification keys
Identification by morphometrics
Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search FishBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the family.

          If you already know the Territory, go to
Search FishBase, select Territory and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the territory.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to
Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
Back to Search
Back to Top