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Bullhead American

Bullhead American (Amiurus nebulesus) — fish of family of cat's som. Body extended, squeezed from sides in the tail part, deprived of scales, with thick skin and a large amount of mucous glands. Head the big wide. 8 short moustaches: 2 long on the top jaw, 4 shorter on the bottom party of the head, on 1 at back nasal openings. The back dark brown or yellowish-brown, is more rare the black; sides are lighter, with dark stains, a belly white or cream, fins dark. The lateral line full, well noticeable from the head to a tail.
In Belarus it is presented by self-replicating populations in lakes Oltushsky, Orekhovsky and Lukovsky (the basin of the Western Bug), Small, Anonymous and Karasinsky (the basin of Pripyat). In basins of other rivers American сомика isn't present.