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Noturus nocturnus Jordan & Gilbert, 1886

Freckled madtom
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Common names: Freckled madtom
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded above and below Fall Line in central and lower Mississippi drainage, and in Gulf Coastal drainages from Mobile Basin to the San Jacinto River, Texas (Ref. 10294). Locally common (Ref. 5723).
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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

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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);  nocturnus: nocturnus meaning nocturnal, referring to dark coloration (Ref. 10294).
  More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Subtropical; 41°N - 30°N

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