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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); leptacanthus: From the words leptos, meaning slender; and canthos, spine (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Jordan.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; no migratorio (Ref. 126106). Subtropical; 35°N - 29°N
North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Edisto River in South Carolina, USA to Amite-Comite River in Louisiana, USA; south in peninsular Florida to St. John's River drainage.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); edad máxima reportada: 3.00 años (Ref. 12193)
Adults inhabit gravel-sand runs and rocky riffles of creeks and small to medium rivers, near vegetation (Ref. 5723, 10294). They feed on midge larvae (Ref. 10294).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00256 - 0.01357), 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 (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (tmax=3).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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