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Brown Madtom

Noturus phaeus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mississippi.January 36, February 38, March 37, April 68, May 40, June 26, July 22, August 23, September 29, October 34, November 25, December 28.
United States925
Mississippi407
Louisiana209
Tennessee164
Arkansas82
Kentucky32
Alabama31

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderCatfishes · Siluriformes
FamilyNorth American Freshwater Catfishes · Ictaluridae
GenusMadtoms · Noturus

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