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bullhead, common name for several species of fish. See catfish catfish, common name applied to members of the freshwater fish families constituting the suborder Nematognathi. The catfish is related to the sucker and the minnow , and like them has a complex set of bones forming a sensitive hearing apparatus. ..... Click the link for more information. ; sculpin sculpin, common name for a member of the large family Cottidae, bizarre fishes with large, spiny or armored heads and short, tapering bodies, found in both marine and freshwater habitats. The family includes the muddlers and some species called bullheads. ..... Click the link for more information. . bullheadAny of several species of North American freshwater catfish in the genus Ictalurus, valued as food and sport fishes. Bullheads are related to the channel catfish (I. punctatus) and other large North American species, but their tail is squared, rather than forked, and they are generally less than 12 in. (30 cm) long. The black bullhead (I. melas) is found in the Mississippi Valley, the yellow and brown bullheads (I. natalis and I. nebulosus) east of the Rocky Mtns., and the flat bullhead (I. platycephalus) in coastal streams between North Carolina and Florida. The name is sometimes applied to sculpins. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She is survived by her three daughters, Mary O' Reilly-Oyos of Pine Mountain Club, California, Mercy Gaines of Bullhead City, Arizona, and Elizabeth Dowling of La Canada, California; two sons, Bob Tapia of Morro Bay, California, and Ed Tapia of Apple Valley, California; sixteen grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. SENTENCED: Gregory Amato, 39, to life in prison for killing a man after meeting him in a Bullhead City, Ariz. LORETTA HANSON, HUMAN RESOURCES, SILVER RIDGE VILLAGE, BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ. |
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