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Noturus insignis

(Richardson, 1836)

Margined Madtom

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103498
Element CodeAFCKA02130
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyIctaluridae
GenusNoturus
Other Common Names
Chat-fou liséré (FR)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Some references to N. INSIGNIS actually may refer to N. LEPTACANTHUS, N. FLAVUS, N. MIURUS, or especially N. EXILIS (Lee et al. 1980). An undescribed form, the spotted margined madtom, occurs in the Dan River, Virginia; evidently it warrants subspecies status (Matthews, in Burkhead and Jenkins 1991). Populations in the upper Roanoke River and certain other waters formerly were recognized as subspecies ATRORUS, but this taxonomic distinction was not regarded as valid in a 1969 revision of the genus NOTURUS (Taylor 1969). See Grady and LeGrande (1992) for a study of phylogenetic relationships, modes of speciation, and historical biogeography of NOTURUS madtom catfishes. See Lundberg (1992) for a synthesis of recent work on the systematic relationships of ictalurid catfishes.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-10-02
Change Date1996-09-19
Range Extent Comments
St. Lawrence River and southeastern Lake Ontario drainages, New York, south on the Atlantic slope from New York to Georgia (Altamaha River system); also in the New River drainage (upper Kanawha River), Virginia and North Carolina; upper Monongahela River system, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Introduced in the Merrimack River, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and the upper Tennessee River drainage, Virginia and Tennessee. (Page and Burr 2011).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of subpopulations and locations.
Threat Impact Comments
Localized threats may exist, but on a range-wide scale no major threats are known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Chiefly in clearwater streams of moderate current; usually about riffles of gravel and rubble (Lee et al. 1980). Rocky riffles and runs of clear, fast creeks and small to medium rivers (Page and Burr 1991). Also in moderate and slow runs and well-flowing parts of pools, in association with slab rocks (Dan River population, Burkhead and Jenkins 1991). Eggs are laid under flat rocks in gentle runs and in quiet water above and below riffles (Burkhead and Jenkins 1991).

Reproduction

In Virginia, females with ripe ova occur in May in lowland areas and in June in montane populations (Burkhead and Jenkins 1991). Male attends eggs. In Pennsylvania, most males mature in 2 years, some apparently in 1 year; mature females are at least 2 years old (see Burkhead and Jenkins 1991). Sometimes lives as much as 4 years (Cooper 1983).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSUYes
QuebecS1Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandS5Yes
MichiganSNANo
West VirginiaS4Yes
District of ColumbiaS1Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
MassachusettsSNANo
New JerseyS4Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
South CarolinaS4Yes
DelawareS2Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
New HampshireSNANo
VirginiaS3Yes
New YorkS3Yes
TennesseeSNANo
Roadless Areas (7)
Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
References (24)
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