Noturus eleutherus
Mountain Madtom
NS
G4
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Siluriformes (Catfishes)
Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)
Noturus
Noturus eleutherus (Mountain Madtom)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from northwestern Pennsylvania to eastern Illinois, and south to Tennessee and northern Georgia in the USA; White and St. Francis River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas, USA; Mississippi River in western Tennessee, USA; Ouachita River and Red River drainages in the USA.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
Inhabits clean rocky riffles, shoals and runs of small to large rivers. Often found near vegetation (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on larvae of aquatic insects, dominated by mayflies (Ref. 10294).
Max length: 13.0 cm TL; common length: 4.4 cm TL; max age: 5 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-03-01. Resilience: Medium (tmax=5).
References
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr (1991) A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
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