Orangefin madtom

The Orangefin madtom lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The orangefin madtom (Noturus gilberti) is a species of fish in the Ictaluridae family. It is endemic to the United States. References - * Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Noturus gilberti. More

Identification: The Orangefin Madtom has a slender body and a flat head with the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower jaw. The body is olive or brown above and pale yellow or white below. The fins are dark with light yellow or white edges. More

>The orangefin madtom is under consideration for, if not already given >Federally Threatened status. I just checked the USFWS endangered fishes list at http://endangered.fws.gov/vertdata.html#Fishes and the orangefin madtom is not listed. More

Information on the orangefin madtom is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly . More

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> the orangefin madtom is not listed there. More

The Orangefin Madtom is found in the upper Roanoke River (including the Dan River) drainage in Virginia and North Carolina. It is also found in the upper James River in Virginia where it was probably introduced. This species is uncommon. More

of the orangefin madtom (Noturus gilberti) in Virginia. Final Report to Widlife Diversity Division, VA Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries. More

Nonindigenous Occurrences: The orangefin madtom was probably introduced into the middle section of the Craig Creek system in the upper James drainage, Virginia (Lee et al. 1980 et seq.; Hocutt et al. 1986; Page and Burr 1991; Jenkins and Burkhead 1994). More

The orangefin madtom is also currently tracked as a species of concern by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); however this designation has no official legal status. More

Common names

Noturus gilberti in Catalan (Català)
orangefin madtom in English
Orangefinnet giftmalle in Danish (dansk)
吉氏石鮰 in Chinese (中文)
吉氏石鮰 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Ictaluridae
Genus : Noturus
Species : Noturus gilberti
Authority : Jordan & Evermann, 1889