---
title: "Yellow Bullhead"
description: "Ameiurus natalis — Pesci. The yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) is a species of bullhead catfish, a ray-finned fish that lacks scales."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/yellow-bullhead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow Bullhead

> Ameiurus natalis — Pesci. The yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) is a species of bullhead catfish, a ray-finned fish that lacks scales.

- Scientific name: *Ameiurus natalis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 4599
- Wikidata: [Q536070](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q536070)
- iNaturalist taxon: [58657](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58657)

## Names

- en: Yellow Bullhead
- de: Gelber Katzenwels
- es: Bagre torito amarillo
- fr: Barbotte jaune
- nl: Gele dwergmeerval

## Countries with the most observations

US (3984), CA (149), MX (3)

## Summary

The yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) is a species of bullhead catfish, a ray-finned fish that lacks scales.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_bullhead

## Photo

![Yellow Bullhead](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-bullhead/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87604014

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-bullhead?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).