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Scientific Name	**Noturus miurus** Jordan, 1877
Common Names	Brindled Madtom Maskeret Giftmalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	White River, near Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, U.S.A.
Synonym(s)	Noturus miuris, Schilbeodes miurus
Pronunciation	no two russ
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 stout appearance of some specimens.
Species Information
Size	130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Light yellow or brown above, dark mottling; 4 vague saddles; white to yellow below; brown or black border on caudal fin; brown or black mottling on other fins. Head rounded above.
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 riffles, pools below riffles and runs over gravel and sand mixed with sticks and leaves in creeks and small rivers. Also found in lakes.
Habitat Information
Distribution	North America: lower Great Lakes drainages in Ontario, Canada and New York, USA southwest through most of Ohio River basin and lower Mississippi River basin (west to east Kansas and Oklahoma); Mohawk River in New York; Pearl River and Lake Pontchartrain drainages in Mississippi and Louisiana, USA. Gulf Coast Drainages, Pontchartrain (click on these areas to find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Great Lakes, Lake Ontario (click on these areas to find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Ohio (click on these areas to find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Lower Mississippi (click on these areas to find other species found there) North American Atlantic Drainages, Hudson, Mohawk (click on these areas to find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Pearl River (click on these areas to find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee (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	Well oxygenated water should be maintained.
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 coldwater community tank.Ideal tank mates include small-midsized 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	Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 11 (nos 11-12) (art. 29), pp 371.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2003 Jun 19 00:00)