AquaticRepublic.com - Noturus flavus (Ictaluridae) All Fishes

Habitat: Birdtail River, Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Habitat: Birdtail River, Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Clinton River, Macomb County, Mich.
Clinton River, Macomb County, Mich.
Clinton River, Macomb County, Mich.
Clinton River, Macomb County, Mich.
Clinton River, Macomb County, Mich.

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Noturus flavus** Rafinesque, 1818
Common Names	Catminnow Stenmalle (Denmark), Stonecat
Type Locality	Eagle Creek [tributary of lower Kentucky River], pool below bridge on State highway 36, 3.5 miles east of Jonesville, Grant County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Synonym(s)	Noturus flavis, Noturus luteus, Noturus occidentalis, Noturus platycephalus
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	310mm or 12.2" 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 (click on these areas to find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Hudson (click on these areas to find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Great Lakes (click on these areas to find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Saint Lawrence (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012.
pH	6.2 - 7.0
Temperature	14.0-22.0°C or 57.2-71.6°F (Show species 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. User data.
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.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review v. 4 (no. 1) (art. 5), pp 41.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:19 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00)