Black bullhead
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| phylum | Chordata | Like other bullhead catfish, it has the ability to thrive in waters that are low in oxygen, brackish, turbid and/or very warm. It also has barbels located near its mouth, a broad head, spiny fins and no scales. It can be identified from other bullheads as the barbels are black, and it has a tan crescent around the tail. Its caudal fin is truncate (squared off at the corners).
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Siluriformes | |
| family | Ictaluridae | |
| genus | Ameiurus | |
| species | A. melas |
