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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae North American freshwater catfishes

Genus: Noturus

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29 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Noturus albater Ozark madtom North America 12 TL 1969
Noturus baileyi Smoky madtom North America 7.3 TL 1969
Noturus crypticus Chucky madtom North America 6.5 SL 2005
Noturus elegans Elegant madtom North America 7.4 TL 1969
Noturus eleutherus Mountain madtom North America 13 TL 1877
Noturus exilis Slender madtom North America 15 TL 1876
Noturus fasciatus Saddled madtom North America 8.5 TL 2005
Noturus flavater Checkered madtom North America 18 TL 1969
Noturus flavipinnis Yellowfin madtom North America 15 TL 1969
Noturus flavus Stonecat North America 31 TL 1818
Noturus funebris Black madtom North America 15 TL 1891
Noturus furiosus Carolina madtom North America 12 TL 1889
Noturus gilberti Orangefin madtom North America 10 TL 1889
Noturus gladiator Piebald madtom North America 10.7 SL 2004
Noturus gyrinus Tadpole madtom North America 13 TL 1817
Noturus hildebrandi Least madtom North America 6.9 TL 1950
Noturus insignis Margined madtom North America 15 TL 1836
Noturus lachneri Ouachita madtom North America 10 TL 1969
Noturus leptacanthus Speckled madtom North America 9.4 TL 1877
Noturus maydeni Black River madtom North America 8.1 SL 2006
Noturus miurus Brindled madtom North America 13 TL 1877
Noturus munitus Frecklebelly madtom North America 9.5 TL 1965
Noturus nocturnus Freckled madtom North America 15 TL 1886
Noturus phaeus Brown madtom North America 15 TL 1969
Noturus placidus Neosho madtom North America 8.7 TL 1969
Noturus stanauli Pygmy madtom North America 4.2 TL 1980
Noturus stigmosus Northern madtom North America 13 TL 1969
Noturus taylori Caddo madtom North America 7.7 TL 1972
Noturus trautmani Scioto madtom North America 6.1 TL 1969



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