Mudcat
Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)
Status not recordedbony fish
The mudcat (Ameiurus nebulosus) is a species in the family Ictaluridae, order Siluriformes.
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Quick facts about the mudcat
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mudcat live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mudcat as introduced in 30 countries, and flagged as invasive in 13 of them.
- Belarusinvasive
- Chileinvasive
- Germanyinvasive
- Hungaryinvasive
- Indonesiainvasive
- Italyinvasive
- Mexicoinvasive
- Polandinvasive
- Romaniainvasive
- Slovakiainvasive
- Sloveniainvasive
- Switzerlandinvasive
- Ukraineinvasive
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Iran
- Luxembourg
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Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the mudcat endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the mudcat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyIctaluridae
- genusAmeiurus
- SpeciesAmeiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819)
Synonyms Ameirus nebulosus, Ameiurus lacustris, Ameiurus nebulosus marmoratus, Ameiurus vulgaris, Amiurus mispilliensis, Amiurus nebulosus, Amiurus vulgaris, Gronias nigrilabris, Ictalurus nebucosus, Ictalurus nebulosus, Ictalurus nebulosus marmoratus, Ictalurus nebulosus nebulosus, Ictalurus nebulosus pannonicus, Pimelodus atrarius, Pimelodus dekayi, Pimelodus felis, Pimelodus hoyi, Pimelodus marmoratus, Pimelodus nebulosus, Pimelodus pullus, Pimelodus vulgaris, Pimelodus vulpeculus, Silurus coenosus, Silurus nigrescens
Other names and names in other languages (52)
- Brown bulheadEnglish
- Brown bullheadEnglish
- Brown bullhead catfishEnglish
- Common bullheadEnglish
- Common catfishEnglish
- Horned poutEnglish
- HornpoutEnglish
- Marbled bullheadEnglish
- MinisterEnglish
- Northern brown bullheadEnglish
- Red catEnglish
- Speckled bullheadEnglish
- Сомік амерыканскіBelarusian
- 褐棕真鮰Chinese
- sumeček americkýCzech
- dværgmalleDanish
- ZwergwelsGerman
- Pez gatoSpanish
- pruun kärpsägaEstonian
- piikkimonniFinnish
- barbette bruneFrench
- törpeharcsaHungarian
- Pesce gattoItalian
- 북미갈색동자개Korean
- dvergmalleNorwegian Bokmål
- bruine dwergmeervalDutch
- dvergmalleNorwegian Nynorsk
- WawaazisiiOjibwa
- Sumik KarłowatyPolish
- Bagre-touro-castanhoPortuguese
- Somn piticRomanian
- Kanalnyi somikRussian
- sumček hnedýSlovak
- peshku mace kafeAlbanian
- ТерпанSerbian
- DvärgmalSwedish
- Kedi yayın balığıTurkish
- Сомик коричневийUkrainian
- 雲斑鮰Chinese
- 石紋棕真鮰Chinese
- 石纹棕真鮰Chinese
- Brun dværgmalleDanish
- Brauner KatzenwelsGerman
- KatzenwelsGerman
- Bagre cabeza de toro de Estados UnidosSpanish
- Barbú toritoSpanish
- barbotte bruneFrench
- Bruine Amerikaanse dwergmeervalDutch
- Bici-cu-coarneRomanian
- Somn americanRomanian
- американский сомикRussian
- brun dvärgmalSwedish
Relatives of the mudcat
Other species in the same genus Ameiurus.
Horned pout
Ameiurus melas
Yellow cat
Ameiurus natalis
White catfish
Ameiurus catus
Flat bullhead
Ameiurus platycephalus
Snail bullhead
Ameiurus brunneus
Spotted bullhead
Ameiurus serracanthus
CompareMudcat vs Horned poutMudcat vs Yellow catMudcat vs White catfishMudcat vs Flat bullhead
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the mudcat an invasive species?
In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the mudcat as invasive in 13 countries, including Belarus, Chile, Germany, Hungary and Indonesia. It lists it as introduced in 30 in all.
What kind of animal is the mudcat?
The mudcat (Ameiurus nebulosus) belongs to the family Ictaluridae in the order Siluriformes.
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