Konrad P. Schmidt(1) R. D. Bartlett
(1) Allan James (1) Birger
Kamprath (3)
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Habitat:
Inhabits lakes, rock-, mud-bottomed or detritus-bottomed
pools and backwaters of lowland creeks and small to
large rivers. Feeds on midge, isopods, amphipods,
mayfly and caddis larvae. The "Tadpole Madtom"
is one of the smallest Madtoms apart from the rarest;
Noturus
stanauli, is
abundant in strong riffles of large creeks and rivers,
especially in areas having boulders or large flat
rocks. It is one of the most widespread species in
the genus and can be found from South West Quebec
and South East Manitoba in Canada down to Southern
Florida and Texas. It is absent in the Appalachian
Mountains. Aquarium Care: In common
with most of this genus they make good inhabitants
of a cold (cool) water aquarium and can be mixed with
other cool water species such as shiners, minnows
and darters. They like to have place to call home
in the aquarium so furnish it with rocks or driftwood
and flat stones so they can hide during the day. You
can have either sand or a mixed fine gravel and an
internal power filter to gently push the water around
the tank, this will imitate the conditions encountered
in the wild for this species. Diet:
They like most meaty food, such as cut-up earth worms,
frozen blood worm and prawns. They will also take
tablet and pellet foods. A varied diet will keep them
in optimum health.
Common
Name:
Tadpole madtom
Synonyms:
Silurus gyrinus
Family:
Ictaluridae
Distribution:
North America:
Atlantic draining Rivers, below Fall line; Mississippi
River basin; rivers draining Gulf of Mexico (north
of Rio Grande); and Great Lakes; introduced into many
additional rivers. Type locality:
Wallkill, New York.
Size:
11.5cm. (4½ins)
Temp:
05-23°C (37-73°F)
p.H.
6.5-7.0.
Reference:
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. ScotCat
Factsheet No.
84. June 2003
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