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Noturus taylori

Caddo Madtom
Federal: Under Review NS G1
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Siluriformes (Catfishes) Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes) Noturus Noturus taylori (Caddo Madtom)

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Body shape: elongated.

Distribution

North America: Caddo, Ouachita and Little Missouri rivers in southwestern Arkansas, USA.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. demersal.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles, pools and shoals near shorelines of small to medium rivers.
Max length: 7.7 cm TL; common length: 3.9 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; guarders (nesters).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN), assessed 2012-03-05. Resilience: High (tm<1).

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.
Burgess, W.E. (1989) An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.

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