Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus Lesueur, 1819    Synonyms: Ictalurus nebulosus, Mud Cat, Mud Pout, Pimelodus nebulosus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Siluriformes   >   Family Ictaluridae   >   Genus Ameiurus   

Description:

Yellow Bullhead has whitish or yellow chin barbels. Very similar Black Bullhead is not established in Maryland.

There are 172 records in the project database.

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A Brown Bullhead caught in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/17/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A Brown Bullhead in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/22/2014). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A comparison of Brown Bullhead (left) and White Catfish (right) in Talbot Co., Maryland (3/22/2014). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Brown Bullhead in Harford Co., Maryland (5/27/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Brown Bullhead in Kent Co., Maryland (1/21/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Brown Bullhead caught in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/13/2011). Photo by Lee Weigt. (MBP list)

A Brown Bullhead in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/22/2020). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

A Brown Bullhead in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/1/2016). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A very large Brown Bullhead caught in Warren Co., New Jersey (8/2005). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

Brown Bullhead in Carroll Co., Maryland (3/29/2022). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Brown Bullhead falls prey to a Great Blue Heron in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/27/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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