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Noturus insignis (Richardson, 1836)

Margined madtom
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Common names: Margined madtom
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: protected | Ref: Johnson, J.E., 1987
Uses: bait: yes;
Comments: Upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia and Tennessee. Transplanted into Merrimack River in New Hampshire, upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia and Tennessee. Used as bait for smallmouth bass (Ref. 52559). Chesapeake Bay: common in Coastal Plain streams and rivers and occasionally brackish water (Ref. 93252). Also Ref. 10294.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > 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);  insignis: insignis meaning remarkable, referring to some aspect of the appearance (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal.   Temperate; 45°N - 33°N

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