Mountain madtom (Noturus eleutherus)

Scientific name: Noturus eleutherus Jordan, 1877

Mountain madtom (Noturus eleutherus)

The Mountain madtom (Noturus eleutherus) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Inhabits clean rocky riffles, shoals and runs of small to large rivers. Often found near vegetation. Feeds on larvae of aquatic insects, dominated by mayflies.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Noturus eleutherus
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
4.4
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from northwestern Pennsylvania to eastern Illinois, and south to Tennessee and northern Georgia in the USA; White and St. Francis River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas, USA; Mississippi River in western Tennessee, USA; Ouachita River and Red River drainages in the USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=5)

Sources

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

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