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Ictaluridae
stonecat
Noturus flavus
Elongated Ictalurid Fish from North American Waters
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
MediumNoturus flavus, the stonecat, is a North American freshwater catfish of the family Ictaluridae. The common name is due to its habit of hiding near or under stones in fast-moving water.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Ictaluridae
- Genus
- Noturus
- Maximum length
- 31 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- North America: St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River) and Mississippi River basins from Quebec to Alberta in Canada, and south to northern Alabama, northern Mississippi, and northeastern Oklahoma, USA; Hudson River drainage in New York, USA.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
