Description:
The Pygmy Madtom is a federally endangered species that is known from only a few locations in the Tennessee River Drainage. They live over gravel substrates in swift-moving water of medium rivers. As members of the catfish family, all madtoms have whiskers (barbels) around their mouth with taste buds that aid in finding food. As the common name suggests, Pygmy Madtoms are smaller catfish reaching a maximum size of only 1.5 inches!
Literature:
- (Articles, if available online, are hyperlinked)
- 2019
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 2019. Recovery plan admendment for the pygmy madtom (Noturus stanauli). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Atlanta, Georgia.
- Wells, W.G. 2019. Aspects of Life History, Species-Habitat Associations, Species-Community Associations, and Distribution of the Pygmy Madtom, Noturus stanauli. PhD dissertation. Tennessee Technological University. Cookeville, Tennessee.
- Wells, W.G., and H.T. Mattingly. 2019. Preliminary Analysis of Age-Class Structure and Longevity for the Endangered Pygmy Madtom. Copeia. 107(3):447-450.
- 2009
- Bennett, M.G., J.H. Howell, B.R. Kuhajda, and R.M. Wood. 2009. Mitochondrial DNA divergence in the critically imperilled pygmy madtom, Noturus stanauli (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae). Journal of fish biology. 75(9):2363-2372.
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 2009. Pygmy madtom completed 5-year review. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Cookeville, Tennessee.
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