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A cat fish from Petersburg [Va.]

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

April 14, 1818

Primary Source Reference:

Salem Gazette (Salem, Mass.), 14 Apr 1818

Notes:

This fish was most likely a species of Ameiurus (bullhead); the brown, white and yellow bullheads are common to the coastal plain of Virginia (below the Fall Line). The brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) is pictured here.

Specimen Type:

Dead/preserved

Peale's Common Name:

Catfish

Current Common Name:

Bullhead

Current Scientific Name

Ameiurus