Smoky Madtom

Noturus baileyi

About This Fish

As the common name suggests, the Smoky Madtom is restricted to a watershed in the Smoky Mountains. This federally endangered species is restricted to a single stream, but has been reintroduced into several other creek systems in the upper Tennessee River Drainage in Tennessee. They live in rocky pools and riffles of small to medium creeks. As members of the catfish family, all madtoms have whiskers (barbels) around their mouth with taste buds that aid in finding food. Like all members of the genus Noturus, Smoky Madtoms are smaller catfish reaching a maximum size of 2.75 inches.

Ictaluridae >

Noturus

Tennessee (TN)

Lower Little Tennessee – 06010204

Literature

United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 2012. Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis), smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi) 5 year review: summary and evaluation. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cookeville, Tennessee. https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/five_year_review/doc4146.pdf

Williams, A.S., and G.R. Moyer. 2012. Isolation and characterization of 21 microsatellite loci for the federally threatened yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis) with cross species amplification in N. baileyi. Conservation genetics resources. 4(2):221-223. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12686-011-9511-7

United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 2002. ETWP; Establishment of nonessential experimental population status and reintroduction of four fishes in the Tellico River. Federal Register 67(155):52420-52428. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-08-12/pdf/02-20341.pdf#page=1

Dinkins, G.R., and P.W. Shute. 1996. Life histories of Noturus baileyi and N. flavipinnis (Pisces: Ictaluridae), two rare madtom catfishes in Citico Creek, Monroe County, Tennessee. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History. 18:43-69.

Shute, P.W., P.L. Rakes, and J.R. Shute. 1992. Status report and historical review of reintroduction efforts for the endangered smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi) and threatened yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis). Report to US Forest Service, Cherokee National Forest, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville Field Office, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and National Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 1985. Smoky Madtom recovery plan. Prepared by: Richard G. Biggins for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia. https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/060313b.pdf

Dinkins, G.R. 1984. Aspects of the life history of the smoky madtom, Noturus baileyi Taylor, in Citico Creek. Master's Thesis. Univerity of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee. https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5692&context=utk_gradthes

United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 1984. Determination of endangered status and designation of critical habitat for Smoky Madtom (Noturus baileyi). Federal Register 49(209):43065-43069. https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/federal_register/fr890.pdf

Bauer, B.H., G.R. Dinkins, and D.A. Etnier. 1983. Discovery of Noturus baileyi and N. flavipinnis in Citico Creek, Little Tennessee River system. Copeia. 2:558-560. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1444412"

Dinkins, G.R. 1982. Status survey of the smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi). Final report to the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

Smoky Madtom

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