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Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Noturus: Greek, noton = back + Greek, oura = tail; refred to the position of the tail over the back (Ref. 45335); flavus: flavus meaning yellow (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Rafinesque.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Temperate; 5°C - 23°C (Ref. 13614); 51°N - 34°N
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.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5723); common length : 13.2 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193); âge max. reporté: 7 années (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits rubble and boulder riffles and runs of creeks and small to large rivers, and gravel shoals of lakes (Ref. 5723, 10294). Adult feeds on mayfly larvae and crayfish (Ref. 10294).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00345 - 0.01155), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (tmax=7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).