Brown bullhead
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| Ameiurus nebulosus |
The brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus, is a fish of the Ictaluridae family that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) and yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis).
The brown bullhead is also widely known as the "mudpout" or "hornpout".
The brown bullhead is important as a clan symbol of the Ojibwe group of Native Americans. In their tradition the bullhead, or "wawaazisii", is one six beings which came out of the sea to form the original clans. [1]
[edit] References
- Ameiurus nebulosus (TSN 164043). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 30 January 2006.
- "Ameiurus nebulosus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
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