Black bullheads are found throughout the central United States, often in stagnant or slow-moving waters with soft bottoms. They have been known to congregate in confined spaces, such as lake outlets or under dams.

The black bullhead or black bullhead catfish (Ameiurus melas) is a species of bullhead catfish. Like other bullhead catfish, it has the ability to thrive in waters that are low in oxygen, brackish, turbid and/or very warm.

The black bullhead is widespread in Missouri. It is the most common bullhead catfish in north and west portions of the state. It has dusky or black chin barbels, and the edge of its tail fin is notched, not straight.

Black Bullhead is superficially similar to both Yellow Bullhead and Brown Bullhead (A. nebulosus). Black Bullhead can be distinguished from Yellow Bullhead by the presence of dark colored chin barbels (vs. white or yellow barbels), a slightly notched caudal fin margin (vs. straight caudal fin margin), and a rounded, short anal fin with 19-23 ...

The Black Bullhead is the most common and widely distributed of the three bullhead species found in Iowa. It is abundant in most of the natural lakes and in some man-made lakes. It can be found in many farm ponds and is taken less often in some of the oxbow lakes that overflow from the major interior rivers.

It contains the three common types of bullhead catfish found in waters of the United States, the black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), the brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), and the yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), as well as other species, such as the white catfish (Ameiurus catus or Ictalurus catus), which are not typically called "bullheads".

Black Bullhead is a catfish that lives in backcountry ponds, streams, rivers, lakes and even swamps. They are nocturnal fish that feed at night. Black Bullhead can be caught with a line and sharp hook using worms or raw chicken liver for bait near underwater cover and docks in …

Black bullheads are typically black to greenish-black on the back, ranging to gray or white on the belly. However, in muddy water the back may be yellowish-brown. Chin barbels are dark or black, never white.

Black bullheads are full-bodied fish having small eyes and dark chin barbels. The upper jaw protrudes past the lower jaw. A mixture of black, yellow, and brown color the upper sides and back of these fish while the belly is a white color.

Nov 7, 2012 · Black bullhead, a catfish, is scaleless, has an adipose fin, 8 barbels (those under the chin are black), and a slight notch on the rear margin of the tail. The coloring is dark olive to black on the upper body, with a whitish belly.