Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes) |
13 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 5 years |
demersal |
North America: Ohio River basin from northwestern Pennsylvania to eastern Illinois, and south to Tennessee and northern Georgia in the USA; White and St. Francis River drainages in Missouri and Arkansas, USA; Mississippi River in western Tennessee, USA; Ouachita River and Red River drainages in the USA. |
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Inhabits clean rocky riffles, shoals and runs of small to large rivers. Often found near vegetation (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on larvae of aquatic insects, dominated by mayflies (Ref. 10294). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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