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| Scientific Name | Noturus placidus Taylor, 1969 |
| Common Names | Neosho Madtom Neosho-giftmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Neosho River, just south of U.S. highway 50, near Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, U.S.A. |
| Type Locality Notes | Holotype UMMZ 167653 coordinates (38.411208, -96.11831) available at GBIF.org. |
| Pronunciation | no two russ |
| Etymology | From the Greek notos, meaning back and oura, meaning tail. In reference to the confluent adipose and caudal fins. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 87mm or 3.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Arkansas River drainage in USA: Spring River in southwestern Missouri and southeastern Kansas; Cottonwood and Neosho rivers in eastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma; lower few miles of Illinois River in eastern central Oklahoma. Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Arkansas, Neosho (click on these areas to find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Arkansas, Neosho, Cottonwood (click on these areas to find other species found there) Gulf Coast Drainages, Mississippi, Illinois (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 282, pp 168, Pls. 4 (fig. 9), 15 (fig. 2), 17 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.5.32.4046 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:19 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 10:51) |