Brown bullhead
The brown bullhead is a catfish with a sharp, venomous spine on its fins. It lives in lakes, ponds and slow streams across North America, and it is important to the Ojibwe people, who see it as one of their clan symbols.1

Ho e tseba jwang
- Dark brown-green back that becomes lighter green and yellow towards the belly, which is off-white or cream1
- Dark brown-black speckles over the whole body1
- No scales1
- Eight barbels (whisker-like feelers) around the mouth, with black to yellowish brown barbels on the chin1
- Adults usually measure 20 to 50 cm and weigh 0.5 to 3.6 kg1
Hangata e ferekanngwa le: The black bullhead and yellow bullhead are similar. The brown bullhead has yellow-black chin barbels, no pale bar at the base of the tail (which the black bullhead has), and 21 to 24 rays in its anal fin. The flathead catfish lacks the brown bullhead's tooth patch on the upper jaw.1
Matla a chefo
Meutlwa e bohale e nka chefo. Ho e hata kapa ho e tshwara ho bohloko.
Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?
When attacked, the bullhead stiffens the sharp spine on the front edge of its dorsal and pectoral fins. While doing this, it releases venom that stings and burns the predator.1
E kotsi hakae ho batho?
Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.Its fin spines can sting and burn, which is its main defence against predators. Treat any caught fish with care and avoid handling its spines.1
E etsang ha e tshohile?
When attacked, it stiffens its fin spines to make it harder for a predator to swallow it, and releases venom to sting and burn.1
Haeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba
- Kenya leqeba metsing a tjhesang, a tjhesang hoo motho a ka a mamellang ntle le ho tjha (a leke ka letsoho la hao pele), metsotso e 30 ho isa ho e 90. Fumana thuso ya bongaka, haholoholo bakeng sa di-stonefish le di-stingray.
Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele
Dula o bolokehile
- O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
- E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
- Haeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.
Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile
Hokae lefatsheng?
E kgolo hakae?
E telele hakae?
E boima hakae?
e telele jwaloka dibanana tse 3 tse latellanang
e telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 17 moleng
e boima jwaloka katse ya lapeng
e ka sesa bolelele ba letangwane le leholo la ho sesa (50 m) ka metsotswana e 30Brown bullhead e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?
Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.
E potlaka hakae?
Dintlha
It can survive very low oxygen levels, down to 0.2 ppm, and even heavily polluted water.1
Its spines can produce venom, which is unusual for a catfish species that is otherwise common and widely eaten.1
The brown bullhead is one of six beings in Ojibwe tradition that came out of the sea to form the original clans.1
Both males and females are known to eat their own eggs at times.1
Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo
- Lebitso la saense
- Ameiurus nebulosus
- Sehlopha
- Ditlhapi tse nang le chefo
- Lelapa
- Ictaluridae2
- Tatelano
- Siluriformes
- Dikontinente
- Amerika Leboya
- Masea
- The female lays eggs in dark places, such as under rocks or inside logs, and clusters can hold 50 to 10,000 eggs. The eggs usually hatch in six days, and parents look after the young for about five more days.1
- Nako ya bophelo
- e ka bang dilemo tse 81
- Boemo ba yona naheng
- No special status under the IUCN, the US Endangered Species Program or CITES. It is a Species of Conservation Concern in Missouri.1
- Kotsi ho batho
- 2 / 5: E bohloko3
Moo dintlha di tswang teng
- Brown bullhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ameiurus nebulosus (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
- Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.
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Meutlwa e nang le chefo

