Yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) is a freshwater species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of ≥ 10 m.
Scientific name: Ameiurus natalis · Water: Freshwater
Size: up to 60 cm
The yellow bullhead is a demersal ictalurid whose adults are found in pools, backwaters and sluggish current over soft substrate in creeks and small to large rivers, as well as oxbows, ponds and impoundments. It is recorded from 10 m downwards, and no maximum depth is recorded for it. They feed on a variety of insects and other bottom-dwelling organisms such as mollusks and crustaceans. Maximum length is about 60 cm total length, commonly about 22.5 cm, and it can live four years. It is taken in subsistence fisheries and is a gamefish. Fishing vulnerability is moderate to high at 48 of 100 and resilience medium. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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