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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).
Eponymy: Dr William Ralph Taylor (1919–2004) was an American ichthyologist whose university education was interrupted by WW2 service in the US Air Force, so that the University of Kansas only awarded his bachelor’s degree (1947). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Temperate; 34°N - 33°N
North America: Caddo, Ouachita and Little Missouri rivers in southwestern Arkansas, USA.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 3.9 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits rocky riffles, pools and shoals near shorelines of small to medium rivers.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii,iv)+2ab(ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 05 March 2012
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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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=0.00575 (0.00250 - 0.01326), b=3.07 (2.87 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).