Norm from this I would say it is a good chance they may cross.


Channel catfish have been know to mate with flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris), blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), white catfish (Ameiurus catus), brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), and black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), resulting in a variety of hybrid catfish.

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Table 1. Fish hybrids documented by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency since1980
[Source: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (1983a, 1983b, 1984a, 1984b, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)]
... Brown bullhead x black bullhead ... Yellow bullhead x brown bullhead ....


Black Bullhead, Ameiurus melas

Similar species:
� Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)
� White catfish (Ameiurus catus)
� Flat bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus)
� Snail bullhead (Ameiurus brunneus)

Reproductive Habits:
� Mature at age 2 or 3
� Spawning probably occurs in late May and June at 21-30�C
� Spawn over sand in backwaters
� Fecundity is 2,550-3,850 eggs per female
� Hybridizes naturally with brown bullhead

� Hard to distinguish from the brown bullhead (A. nebulosus)