Scioto madtom
The Scioto madtom (Noturus trautmani) was a species of fish in the family Ictaluridae. It is listed as extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which notes that it has likely been entirely or functionally extinct since 1957 given the lack of records since that year.[1]
| Scioto madtom | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Noturus |
| Species: | †N. trautmani |
| Binomial name | |
| †Noturus trautmani W. R. Taylor, 1969 | |
This fish was endemic to Ohio in the United States. Only one population was ever known; it was located in Big Darby Creek, a tributary of the Scioto River. Eighteen specimens were collected, all at one riffle in this creek, an area called Trautman's Riffle. It has not been seen since 1957.[2]
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Noturus trautmani. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Accessed 20 September 2011.
- USFWS. Noturus trautmani Five-year Review. December 2009.
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