Pygmy madtom (Noturus stanauli)

Scientific name: Noturus stanauli Etnier & Jenkins, 1980

The Pygmy madtom (Noturus stanauli) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Occurs in moderate to swift gravel runs of clear medium-sized rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Noturus stanauli
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.2
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Tennessee River drainage in Tennessee, USA; known only from Clinch River at Frost Ford and Brooks Island in Hancock County and Duck River just above mouth of Hurricane Creek in Humphreys County.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
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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