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Definition of Genus ameiurus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Ameiuridae, Family Ameiuridae
Member holonyms: Bullhead, Bullhead Catfish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Ameiurus
Literary usage of Genus ameiurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The genus Ameiurus includes the smaller brown catfish, horned pout, or bullhead.
The body is more plump and the caudal fin is usually but not always rounded ..."
2. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"Genus AMEIURUS Rafinesque. Horned Pouts; Bullheads; Mud Cat-fishes, etc. Well known
and abundant fishes, found in almost every pond and stream. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Ohio Academy of Science: Annual Reports of the 1st-40th by Ohio Academy of Science (1901)
"Genus: AMEIURUS. Key to Species. A. Caudal fin forked.— lacustris AA. Caudal fin
not forked. H. Anal fin long, of 24 to 27 rays (counting rudiments;. ..."
4. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"Genus AMEIURUS Rafinesque. Horned Pouts; Bullheads; Mud Cat-fishes, etc. Well known
and abundant fishes, found in almost every pond and stream. ..."
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