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Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis)
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Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis) specimen
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Ictaluridae

Yellowfin madtom

Noturus flavipinnis

Fifteen Centimeters Ictalurid Fish of North American Waters

  • Yellow
  • Temperate
  • Upper river
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • West Asia
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Yellowfin madtom is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 15 cm.

Genus
Noturus
Maximum length
15 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
North America: USA in upper Tennessee River drainage in Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. Populations extant in Copper Creek in Virginia, Powell River in Tennessee and Citico Creek in Tennessee; extirpated from North Fork Holston River in Virginia, Chickamauga Creek in Georgia and Hines Creek in Tennessee.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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