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Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Noturus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, oura = tail; refred to the position of the tail over the back (Ref. 45335); elegans: elegans meaning elegant, referring to the handsome pigment pattern (Ref. 10294).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate, preferred ?; 37°N - 34°N
North America: restricted to the Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee, USA (Ref. 5723). Individuals from the Duck River originally allocated to N. elegans are N. fasciatus, the latter restricted to the Duck River system and two minor tributaries of the lower arm of the Tennessee River, Tennessee (Ref. 56218).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits gravel riffles and runs of clear creeks and small rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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