Northern madtom (Noturus stigmosus)

Scientific name: Noturus stigmosus Taylor, 1969

Northern madtom (Noturus stigmosus)

The Northern madtom (Noturus stigmosus) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Inhabits mixed sand and rock riffles and runs with debris in small to large, often swift rivers. Forages at night, feeding largely on aquatic insect larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Noturus stigmosus
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
6.9
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Lake Erie and Ohio River basins from western Pennsylvania, southern Michigan and eastern Kentucky to Ohio River in western Kentucky, USA; tributaries of Mississippi River in western Tennessee and northern Mississippi, 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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