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Yellow Bullhead

ameiurus natalis

The Yellow Bullhead is a cute fish with a flat head and whiskers! It loves to swim around in rivers and ponds, making it a fun sight to see.

Lebensraum: Freshwater rivers, lakes, and ponds across North America.

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The Yellow Bullhead has a smooth, scaleless body that ranges from yellowish to dark olive-brown, often with mottling. It has distinctive white or yellow barbels, like whiskers, around its mouth and a rounded tail fin, differentiating it from other catfish with forked tails.

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Yellow Bullhead
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Yellow Bullhead

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Believe it or not, these fish have taste buds all over their body, not just in their mouth!

Female Yellow Bullheads guard their eggs and babies fiercely in their hidden, shallow nests.

Their mottled colors help them become masters of disguise, blending perfectly with the muddy bottom.

Yellow Bullheads can make a grunting or croaking sound by rubbing their fin bones together!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mud Navigator

Yellow Bullhead can find food in dark, muddy waters because of its sensitive barbels that detect chemicals from prey.

Fähigkeit

Spiny Shield

Yellow Bullhead has sharp spines on its pectoral and dorsal fins that help it defend against predators.

Fähigkeit

Tough Survivor

Yellow Bullhead can survive in waters with low oxygen and high temperatures because of its durable skin and gills.

Maße und Details

Länge
15-38 cm
Gewicht
0.1-1.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
10 m
Wasserart
Süßwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

An omnivore, it dines on insects, small fish, plants, and decaying matter found on the bottom.

Altersunterschiede: Younger fish eat more insects; adults add small fish and plants to their diet.

Hauptnahrung

  • insect larvae
  • small crustaceans
  • snails
  • aquatic plants
  • detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

One of its top fish predators in shared habitats.

eats

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

These birds often prey on bullheads in shallow waters.

hunts

North American River Otter

Lutra canadensis

Otters are skilled hunters that target bottom-dwelling fish.

eats

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Bullheads prey on crayfish, a common food source.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Bullhead CatfishCatfishMudcat

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Yellow Bullhead?

15-38 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Yellow Bullhead?

0.1-1.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Yellow Bullhead?

5-10 Jahre

Was frisst Yellow Bullhead?

An omnivore, it dines on insects, small fish, plants, and decaying matter found on the bottom.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Yellow Bullhead?

8 km/h

Wo findet man Yellow Bullhead normalerweise?

Freshwater rivers, lakes, and ponds across North America.

Wie jagt Yellow Bullhead?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Yellow Bullhead?

10 m

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