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Noturus gyrinus  (Mitchill, 1817)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Konrad P. Schmidt (1) R. D. Bartlett (1)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Factsheet Article Etymology = Genus Etymology = Species
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google   ACSI
 
 Common Name:  Tadpole madtom
 Synonyms:  Silurus gyrinus
 Family:  Ictaluridaelycipitidae
 Distribution:  North America: Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from New Hampshire to Nueces  River in  Texas, USA; St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River), and  Mississippi River basins  from Quebec to Saskatchewan in Canada and south to  Gulf  of Mexico in USA
 Size:  11.5cm. (4½ins)
 Temp:  05 -23°C (37-73°F)
 p.H.  6.5-7.0.


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Family:  Ictaluridae

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