Frecklebelly madtom (Noturus munitus)

Scientific name: Noturus munitus Suttkus & Taylor, 1965

The Frecklebelly madtom (Noturus munitus) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Occurs in rocky riffles and runs of medium to large rivers. Often found near vegetation. Feeds on hydropsychid caddisfly larvae, ephemerellid mayfly nymphs, and blackfly and midge larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Noturus munitus
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.5
Common length
5.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Gulf Slope drainages in the USA: disjunct populations in Conasauga River, Tennessee; Etowah River, Georgia; Cahaba River, central Alabama; Tombigbee River in western Alabama and eastern Mississippi; and Pearl River in southern Mississippi and eastern Louisiana.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm

Sources

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

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