Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis)

Scientific name: Noturus flavipinnis Taylor, 1969

Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis)

The Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis) is a freshwater fish of the family Ictaluridae.

Biology

Inhabits pools and backwaters around slab rocks, bedrock ledges and tree roots in clear creeks and small rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Noturus flavipinnis
Family
Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
7.8
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: USA in upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. Populations extant in Copper Creek in Virginia, Powell River in Tennessee and Citico Creek in Tennessee; extirpated from North Fork Holston River in Virginia, Chickamauga Creek in Georgia and Hines Creek in Tennessee.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU)(D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=4)

Sources

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

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