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Yellow Bullhead Catfish
This fish uses its sense of smell not only to find food but can also to distinguish one individual of its species from another. Both males and females construct the nest. While the young are in the nest the parents take turns guarding them. Once they hatch the male herds them into a dense ball and protects them until they grow to about two inches long.
Conservation Status
Least concern
At a Glance
Location
Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages, St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins
North America
North America
Habitat
Streams, lakes, ponds, and bays
Diet
Invertebrates, plants, and small fish

