Brown madtom
The brown madtom (Noturus phaeus) is a species of madtom catfish native to the southern United States.[1][2][3][4]
| Brown Madtom | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Noturus |
| Species: | N. phaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Noturus phaeus W. R. Taylor, 1969 | |
Distribution
The distribution of the brown madtom includes disjunct tributaries of the Mississippi River from the Obion River in Tennessee and Kentucky south to southwestern Mississippi and central and northern Louisiana extending to extreme southern Arkansas. It occupies creeks and small rivers with sand-gravel riffles and runs with debris, rocks, and undercut banks.[2][4]
References
- NatureServe (2013). "Noturus phaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T202697A18229244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T202697A18229244.en.
- Page, Lawrence M.; Burr, Brooks M. (2011). Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America north of Mexico (2nd ed.). New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 228–229. ISBN 978-0547242064.
- Ross, Stephen T. (2002). The Inland Fishes of Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 172–174. ISBN 978-1578062461.
- "Brown Madtom Noturus phaeus". Florida Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
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