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Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ameiurus melas
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Australia Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Croatia Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Italy Species List, Mongolia Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Slovenia Species List, Spain Species List, Switzerland Species List, The Netherlands Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, NCBI, wikipedia emerging_languages, Adriatic Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Ameiurus melas
Recognized by Phenoscape Catfish Fin Shapes DwCA, AnAge articles, FAO Fishery Statistics, and Animal Diversity Web
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Recognized by Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington, Conabio, and OBIS environmental data records
Ictalurus melas
Species recognized by United States Species List
Ameiurus melas
Species recognized by iDigBio type specimen records, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Ameiurus melas
Recognized by AnAge and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Recognized by Fishbase and NMNH Collection
Ictalurus melas
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Ameirus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ameiurus melas melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ictalurus melas melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Silurus melas Rafinesque 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ameirus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ameiurus melas melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ictalurus melas melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ictalurus melas
Synonym according to NCBI
Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Silurus melas
Synonym according to NCBI
Silurus melas Rafinesque 1820
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Ameirus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Ameirus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Ameiurus melas melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Ameiurus melas melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Ameiurus vulgaris (Thompson 1842)
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Amiurus brachyacanthus Cope 1880
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Amiurus cragini Gilbert 1884
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Amiurus obesus Gill 1861
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Ictalurus melas melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Ictalurus melas melas (Rafinesque 1820)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Pimelodus catulus Girard 1858
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Pimelodus confinis Girard 1859
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Pimelodus cupreoides Girard 1859
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Silurus melas Rafinesque 1820
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Silurus melas Rafinesque 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Silurus melas Rafinesque 1820
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Black catfish
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web and Fishbase
Black bullhead
prefer
Recognized by Conabio, AnAge, Fishbase, and Wikidata Common Names
Hornedpout
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Yellow belly bullhead
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Black Bullhead preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
black bullhead
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Albanian

Peshku mace e zezë preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Bulgarian

черен сом preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

peix gat negre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

黑鮰 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

sumeček černý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Sort dværgmalle preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

zwarte dwergmeerval, zwarte amerikaanse dwergmeerval preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Must kass-säga
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Must kasssäga
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Must kärpsäga
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
must kasssäga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Mustapiikkimonni preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

French

Poisson-chat preferred
Recognized by Conabio and Fishbase
Barbotte noire
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
barbotte noire preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Schwarzer Zwergwels
prefer
Recognized by Conabio and Fishbase
Schwarzer Katzenwels
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Zwergwels preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

fekete törpeharcsa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Pesce gatto preferred
Recognized by Conabio and Fishbase

Japanese

ブラックブルヘッド preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Sumik czarny
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
sumik czarny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Peixe-gato preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Somn negru preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Crni patuljasti som preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Bagre torito negro preferred
Recognized by Conabio and Fishbase
Sort dværgmalle
prefer
Recognized by Conabio
Bagre
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
črni ameriški somič preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Svart dvärgmal preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Сомик чорний preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

الثيران السوداء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Eml

Pés gat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Siluriformes
Siluroidei
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) (this page)
Ameiurus brunneus Jordan 1877
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard 1859)
Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea 1968)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) (this page)
Ameiurus brunneus Jordan 1877
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard 1859)
Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea 1968)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Siluriformes
Siluroidei
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) (this page)
Ameiurus brunneus Jordan 1877
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard 1859)
Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea 1968)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Siluriformes
Siluroidei
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) (this page)
Ameiurus brunneus Jordan 1877
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard 1859)
Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea 1968)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus Rafinesque 1820
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) (this page)
Ameiurus australis
Ameiurus brunneus Jordan 1877
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ameiurus mexicanus
Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard 1859)
Ameiurus primaevus Eastman
Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea 1968)
Amiurus natalis

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae Gill 1861
Ameiurus Rafinesque 1820
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) (this page)
Ameiurus brunneus Jordan 1877
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard 1859)
Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea 1968)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque 1820) (this page)
Ameiurus brunneus Jordan 1877
Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus 1758)
Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur 1819)
Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard 1859)
Ameiurus serracanthus (Yerger & Relyea 1968)
Ictalurus australis (Meek 1904)
Ictalurus furcatus (Lesueur 1840)
Ictalurus lupus (Girard 1858)
Ictalurus mexicanus (Meek 1904)
Ictalurus pricei (Rutter 1896)
Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818)
Noturus albater Taylor 1969
Noturus baileyi Taylor 1969
Noturus crypticus Burr, Eisenhour & Grady 2005
Noturus elegans Taylor 1969
Noturus eleutherus Jordan 1877
Noturus exilis Nelson 1876
Noturus fasciatus Burr, Eisenhour & Grady 2005
Noturus flavater Taylor 1969
Noturus flavipinnis Taylor 1969
Noturus flavus Rafinesque 1818
Noturus funebris Gilbert & Swain 1891
Noturus furiosus Jordan & Meek 1889
Noturus gilberti Jordan & Evermann 1889
Noturus gladiator Thomas & Burr 2004
Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill 1817)
Noturus hildebrandi (Bailey & Taylor 1950)
Noturus insignis (Richardson 1836)
Noturus lachneri Taylor 1969
Noturus leptacanthus Jordan 1877
Noturus maydeni Egge & Simons 2006
Noturus miurus Jordan 1877
Noturus munitus Suttkus & Taylor 1965
Noturus nocturnus Jordan & Gilbert 1886
Noturus phaeus Taylor 1969
Noturus placidus Taylor 1969
Noturus stanauli Etnier & Jenkins 1980
Noturus stigmosus Taylor 1969
Noturus taylori Douglas 1972
Noturus trautmani Taylor 1969
Prietella lundbergi Walsh & Gilbert 1995
Prietella phreatophila Carranza 1954
Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque 1818)
Satan eurystomus Hubbs & Bailey 1947
Trogloglanis pattersoni Eigenmann 1919

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Clupeocephala
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Otophysi
Characiphysae
Siluriformes
Siluroidei
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus
Ameiurus melas (this page)
Ameiurus brunneus
Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus natalis
Ameiurus nebulosus
Ameiurus platycephalus
Ameiurus serracanthus
unclassified Ameiurus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ictalurus
Ictalurus melas (this page)
Ictalurus anguilla
Ictalurus australis
Ictalurus balsanus
Ictalurus catus
Ictalurus dugesii
Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus fuurcatus
Ictalurus lambda
Ictalurus lupus
Ictalurus meridionalis
Ictalurus mexicanus
Ictalurus nebulosus
Ictalurus ochoterenai
Ictalurus pricei
Ictalurus punctatus
Ictalurus rhaeas

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Siluriformes
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus
Ameiurus melas (this page)
Ameiurus brunneus
Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus lacustris
Ameiurus natalis
Ameiurus nebulosus
Ameiurus platycephalus
Ameiurus serracanthus
Ameiurus vulgaris
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