Range and Identity
Ameiurus natalis is retained as the scientific identity. The pale chin barbels help distinguish it from similar bullheads, but should be considered alongside the full fish. A yellowish individual of another catfish species does not automatically belong to this account.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults take small bottom-associated foods, including invertebrates, in the regional agency account. Actual habitat and waterbody information are useful with a record. Shared catfish fishing methods do not establish that all bullheads have identical feeding behavior or occupy the same bottom conditions.
Food and Life History
The compiled upper length is sixty centimeters total length. A regional agency lists fish up to six pounds, which is used as a qualified upper weight reference rather than a new certified maximum. Length and mass values are independent and need not describe one specimen.
Field Note
Photograph the chin barbels and body with an unusual catch. A clear identity and original weighing evidence are more useful than relying on color or transferring a size record from another bullhead.
All Lakes With Yellow Bullhead
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Yellow Bullhead records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
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- A. J. Jolly Lake Campbell, KY
- Aberdeen Lake Monroe, MS
- Acorn Lake Becker, MN
- Acorn Lake Becker, MN
- Adams Lake Isanti, MN
- Adkins Brothers Lake Robertson, KY
- Adney Lake Crow Wing, MN
- Agate Lake Crow Wing, MN
- Aitkin Lake Aitkin, MN
- Albemarle Lake East Carroll, LA
- Albert Lake Wright, MN
- Albert Lea Lake Freeborn, MN
- Alder Lake Pierce, WA
- Alexander Lake Northeastern Connecticut, CT
- Alexandria Community Park Lake Campbell, KY
- Algonquin Lake Barry, MI
- Alice Lake Itasca, MN
- Aliceville Lake Pickens, AL
- Alimagnet Lake Dakota, MN
- Allatoona Lake Cherokee, GA
- Allens Lake Grayson, KY
- Alum Pond Worcester, MA
- Amber Lake Martin, MN
- Ambroson Pit (north) Winnebago, IA