Brown madtom (Noturus phaeus)

Scientific name: Noturus phaeus Taylor, 1969

Brown madtom (Noturus phaeus)

The Brown madtom (Noturus phaeus) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Inhabits sand-gravel riffles and runs among debris, rocks and undercut banks of springs, creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Noturus phaeus
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
6.9
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River tributaries in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, USA; and in southern Arkansas, Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi, USA; Tennessee River tributaries in western Tennessee and northwestern Alabama, USA; Sabine River and Bayou Teche drainages in Alabama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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