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Brown madtom (Noturus phaeus)
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Brown madtom (Noturus phaeus) specimen
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Ictaluridae

Brown madtom

Noturus phaeus

Ictalurid Fish Reaching Fifteen Centimeters

  • Brown
  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Brown madtom is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Genus
Noturus
Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: Mississippi River tributaries in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, USA; and in southern Arkansas, Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi, USA; Tennessee River tributaries in western Tennessee and northwestern Alabama, USA; Sabine River and Bayou Teche drainages in Alabama.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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