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| Scientific Name | Noturus exilis Nelson, 1876 |
| Common Name(s) | Slender Madtom |
| Type Locality | Mackinaw Creek, Illinois R. drainage, McLean Co., Illinois., U.S.A. |
| Pronunciation | no two russ |
| Etymology | From the Greek notos, meaning back and oura, meaning tail. In reference to the confluent adipose and caudal fins. The specific epithet is in reference to the slimness of the specimen's body. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Long slender body;flat head. Black border on median fins. Terminal mouth with equal jaws. Yellow-brown to gray-black above;light yellow below; pale or light yellow fins. |
| Sexing | Breeding male with swollen lips,enlarged cephalic epaxial muscles, and large bulbous genital papilla. Female with papilla with deep median groove ending in a small bump. |
| General Remarks | Occurs in clear, cool, rocky riffles, runs and flowing pools of creeks. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Green, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages in central Kentucky to northern Alabama, USA; upper Mississippi River basin from southern Wisconsin and southern Minnesota to Ozark and Ouachita Highlands of Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma in USA. Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Ohio, Green River (Kentucky) (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Upper Mississippi (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.2 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 14.0-22.0°C or 57.2-71.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Highly oxeganated water a must. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on live and frozen foods. Will also adapt to flake and prepared foods for the aquarium. |
| Furniture | Provide sand mixed with peat moss,pvc pipes,flat rocks and vegetation . |
| Compatibility | Suitable for a coldwater community tank.Ideal tank mates include small-midsized North American native fishes such as darters and shiners. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Ideal tankmates include small to midsized North American native fishes such as darters and shiners. |
| Breeding | Spawning occurs in the months of may-august. It is difficult in the aquarium however it has been done when wild caught specimens are added to aquariums with warmer temperatures than the river or drainage system they are captured from. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bull. Illinois Mus. Nat. Hist.v. 1 (no. 1) - pp51 A Field Guide To Freshwater Fishes North America North American Native Fishes for the Home Aquarium American Aquarium Fishes |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Silurus, (2) Dinyar. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2007 Apr 30 09:24 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00) |
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