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Noturus miurus

Jordan, 1877

Brindled Madtom

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
MediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100965
Element CodeAFCKA02160
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
Synonyms
Schilbeodes miurus(Jordan, 1877)
Other Common Names
Chat-fou tacheté (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
Known to hybridize with N. GYRINUS and N. EXILIS (Lee et al. 1980). 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
Review Date2007-06-24
Change Date1996-09-19
Edition Date2007-06-24
Edition AuthorsHammerson, G.
Threat ImpactMedium
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Range Extent Comments
Range encompasses the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario drainages, Ontario and New York, and extends southwest through most of the Ohio River basin and lower Mississippi River basin (west to eastern Kansas and Oklahoma); Mohawk River, New York; also the Pearl River and Lake Pontchartrain drainages on central Gulf Slope, Mississippi and Louisiana (Lee et al. 1980, Page and Burr 1991).
Occurrences Comments
This species is represented by a large number of occurrences (e.g., see map in Lee et al. 1980).
Threat Impact Comments
Overall, no major threats are known. However, in some areas, extirpations have occurred as a result of deterioration of water quality (e.g., from coal mine wastes, sewage, and excessive siltation above impoundments of streams) (Smith 1979).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Habitat includes pools or other areas of slow current (less often or seasonally in riffles) in creeks and rivers with substrates of mud, sand, or gravel, in weedy areas or in areas strewn with sticks and leaves; some occurrences are in lakes (Rohde, in Lee et al. 1980; Smith 1985, Burr and Warren 1986; Robison and Buchanan 1988; Pflieger 1997; Ross 2001). Individuals usually are under cover during daylight hours. Eggs are laid under rocks, logs, or in or under other objects, including discarded cans (Goodyear et al. 1982, Etnier and Starnes 1993).

Reproduction

Spawns in spring and summer. Male attends nest and fry (Goodyear et al. 1982).
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLAND
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ArkansasS4Yes
IndianaS4Yes
MississippiS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS2Yes
LouisianaS4Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
New YorkS3Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
OklahomaS3Yes
KansasS1Yes
AlabamaS1Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
OhioS5Yes
West VirginiaS4Yes
MichiganS2Yes
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
9 - PollutionLarge - smallUnknownHigh (continuing)
9.1 - Domestic & urban waste waterLarge - smallUnknownHigh (continuing)
9.2 - Industrial & military effluentsLarge - smallUnknownHigh (continuing)

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Roadless Areas (2)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
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