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MBSS Fish Information
YELLOW BULLHEAD
Ameiurus natalis

The Yellow bullhead is a member of the Catfish family (Ictaluridae). Although bullheads are considered bottom feeders, when given the opportunity they are quite capable of catching and eating fish such as minnows and sunfish.

The map below shows presence (green circles) of this species in the 1995-2019 MBSS dataset.
Illustration by Dave Neely

Distribution of Yellow bullhead in Maryland (MBSS data):

The MBSS has collected the following fishes in the family Ictaluridae:

Common Name Genus & species
Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Margined madtom Noturus insignis
Tadpole madtom Noturus gyrinus
Yellow bullhead Ameiurus natalis