| Nome Comune | Black madtom |
| Language | English |
| Tipo | AFS |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
| Paese | United States (contiguous states) |
| Località | |
| Fonte Biblio. | Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004 |
| Stadio vitale | juveniles and adults |
| Sesso | females and males |
| Core | person (generic) |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'black', from Old English 'blæc', of obscure origins but probably related to Latin 'flagrare' and Greek 'phlégein', i.e., burn, from Indo-European 'phleg-, bhleg-' (p. 65 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 276. |