Elegant madtom (Noturus elegans)

Scientific name: Noturus elegans Taylor, 1969

Elegant madtom (Noturus elegans)

The Elegant madtom (Noturus elegans) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Inhabits gravel riffles and runs of clear creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Noturus elegans
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.9
Common length
5.1
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: restricted to the Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA. Individuals from the Duck River originally allocated to N. elegans are N. fasciatus, the latter restricted to the Duck River system and two minor tributaries of the lower arm of the Tennessee River, Tennessee.
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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