WoRMS taxon details
Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819)
154201 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154201)
accepted
Species
Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819) · unaccepted
Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819 · unaccepted (synonym)
Silurus lividus Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lesueur, C.A. (1819). Notice de quelques poissons découverts dans les lacs du Haut-Canada, durant l'été de 1816. <em>Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.</em> 5: 148-161. 2 pls. [details] 
(of Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819) Lesueur, C.A. (1819). Notice de quelques poissons découverts dans les lacs du Haut-Canada, durant l'été de 1816. <em>Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.</em> 5: 148-161. 2 pls.
page(s): 154 [details]
(of Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819) Lesueur, C.A. (1819). Notice de quelques poissons découverts dans les lacs du Haut-Canada, durant l'été de 1816. <em>Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.</em> 5: 148-161. 2 pls.
page(s): 154 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154201 on 2026-01-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Lesueur, C.A. (1819). Notice de quelques poissons découverts dans les lacs du Haut-Canada, durant l'été de 1816. <em>Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.</em> 5: 148-161. 2 pls. [details] 
original description (of Silurus lividus Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque, C.S. (1820). Description of the Silures or catfishes of the River Ohio. <em>Q. J. Sci. Lit. Arts (R. Inst. Gr. Brit.).</em> 9:48-52. [details]
original description (of Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819) Lesueur, C.A. (1819). Notice de quelques poissons découverts dans les lacs du Haut-Canada, durant l'été de 1816. <em>Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.</em> 5: 148-161. 2 pls.
page(s): 154 [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
original description (of Silurus lividus Rafinesque, 1820) Rafinesque, C.S. (1820). Description of the Silures or catfishes of the River Ohio. <em>Q. J. Sci. Lit. Arts (R. Inst. Gr. Brit.).</em> 9:48-52. [details]
original description (of Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819) Lesueur, C.A. (1819). Notice de quelques poissons découverts dans les lacs du Haut-Canada, durant l'été de 1816. <em>Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.</em> 5: 148-161. 2 pls.
page(s): 154 [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | yellow bullhead | [details] |
| French | barbotte jaune | [details] |
| Spanish | bagre torito amarillo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (56 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (157 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Silurus lividus Rafinesque, 1820)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ameiurus natalis)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819))
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 199 proteins) (from synonym Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819))
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 199 proteins) (from synonym Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819)
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 199 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ameiurus natalis P00477 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ameiurus natalis RAD118363-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (157 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Silurus lividus Rafinesque, 1820)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ameiurus natalis)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819))
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 199 proteins) (from synonym Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819))
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 199 proteins) (from synonym Pimelodus natalis Lesueur, 1819)
To GenBank (177 nucleotides; 199 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ameiurus natalis P00477 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ameiurus natalis RAD118363-001)
To ITIS