Margined madtom (Noturus insignis)

Scientific name: Noturus insignis Richardson, 1836

Margined madtom (Noturus insignis)

The Margined madtom (Noturus insignis) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Inhabits rocky riffles and runs of clear, fast creeks and small to medium rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Noturus insignis
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
3.7
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Atlantic Slope from St. Lawrence River and southeastern Lake Ontario drainages in New York to upper Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, USA; upper Kanawha (New) River system in Virginia and North Carolina, USA; upper Monongahela River system in the USA.
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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