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| Scientific Name | Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818 |
| Common Name(s) | Catminnow, Stonecat |
| Type Locality | Eagle Creek [trib. of lower Kentucky R.], pool below bridge on State hwy 36, 3.5 mi. east of Jonesville, Grant Co., Kentucky, U.S.A. |
| Pronunciation | no two russ - flah vuss |
| Etymology | From the Greek notos, meaning back and oura, meaning tail. In reference to the confluent adipose and caudal fins. This specific epithet refers to the yellow (flavus=yellow) tint of some specimens. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 130mm (5.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Long, somewhat slender body. Light blotch on nape, cream-white spot at rear of dorsal fin base. Yellow, slate, or olive above; gray pelvic and anal fins; pectoral, dorsal and adipose fins dark at base,pale or white at edge. Larger in Lake Erie than in Mississippi R. basin. |
| 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 | Inhabits rubble and boulder riffles and runs of creeks and small to large rivers, and gravel shoals of lakes . |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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. Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Hudson (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Great Lakes (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Saint Lawrence (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 oxygenated 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 cold water community tank.Ideal tank mates include small-mid sized 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 | Am. Monthly Mag. Crit. Rev.v. 4 (no. 1) - pp41 A Field Guide To Freshwater Fishes North America North American Native Fishes for the Home Aquarium American Aquarium Fishes |
| Registered Keepers | (1) necrocanis, (2) Sandtiger, who also notes: "Deceased ", (3) pickles4601. 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. |
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| Last Update | 2007 May 07 17:25 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00) |
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