Noturus baileyi Taylor, 1969
Smoky madtom
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 1980
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
tributaries of the Little Tennessee River, Tennessee, USA
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Taylor, W. R. (1969). A revision of the catfish genus Noturus (Rafinesque) with an analysis of higher groups in the Ictaluridae. Smithsonian Institution, U.S. National Museum Bulletin 282: 1-315.
Other references:
Anonymous. 1984. Smoky madtom given endangered classification. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin 9: 4.
Bauer, B.H., Dinkins, G.R. and Etnier, D.A. 1983. Discovery of Noturus baileyi and N. flavipinnis in Citico Creek, Little Tennessee River system. Copeia 1983: 558-560.
Dinkins, G.R. 1982. Status survey of the Smoky Madtom (Noturus bailey). Final Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Dinkins, G.R. 1984. Aspects of the life history of the Smoky Madtom, Noturus bailey Taylor, in Citico Creek. M.S. thesis, University of Tennessee.
Dinkins, G.R. and Shute, P.W. 1996. Life histories of Noturus baileyi and N. flavipinnis (Pisces: Ictaluridae), two rare madtom catfishes in Citico Creek, Monroe County, Tennessee. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History 18: 43-69.
Etnier, D.A., Shute, P.W. and Dinkins, G.R. 1984. Management plan for the yellowfin and smoky madtoms in Citico Creek, Monroe County, Tennessee. Unpublished report to U.S. Forest Service, Cherokee National Forest.
Grady, J.M. and LeGrande, W.H. 1992. Phylogenetic relationships, modes of speciation, and historical biogeography of the madtom catfishes, genus Noturus Rafinesque (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae). In: R.L. Mayden (ed.), Systematics, historical ecology, and North American freshwater fishes, pp. 747-777. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California.
Lee, D.S., Gilbert, C.R., Hocutt, C.H., Jenkins, R.E., McAllister, D.E. and Stauffer, J.R., Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Lundberg, J.G. 1992. The phylogeny of ictalurid catfishes: a synthesis of recent work. In: R.L. Mayden (ed.), Systematics, historical ecology, and North American freshwater fishes, pp. 392-420. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California.
Matthews, J.R. and Moseley, C.J. (eds). 1990. The Official World Wildlife Fund Guide to Endangered Species of North America. Volume 1. Plants, Mammals. xxiii + pp 1-560 + 33 pp. appendix + 6 pp. glossary + 16 pp. index, pp. 1180. Beacham Publications, Inc., Washington, D.C.
NatureServe. (2013). Noturus baileyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T14899A19034168. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T14899A19034168.en. Accessed on 29 November 2022.
Nelson, J.S., Crossman, E.J., Espinosa-Perez, H., Findley, L.T., Gilbert, C.R., Lea, R.N. and Williams, J.D. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Page, L.M. and Burr, B.M. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
Page, L.M. and Burr, B.M. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, Massachusetts.
Rakes, P.L., Shute, P.W. and Shute, J.R. 1998. Captive propagation and population monitoring of rare Southeastern fishes. Final Report for 1997. Field Season and Second Quarter Report for Fiscal Year 1998, prepared for Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Rakes, P.L., Shute, P.W. and Shute, J.R. 1999. Captive propagation and population monitoring of rare southeastern of fishes. Prepared by Conservation Fisheries, Inc., for TWRA. Final report for 1998 field season and second quarter report for fiscal year 1999.
Robins, C.R., Bailey, R.M., Bond, C.E., Brooker, J.R., Lachner, E.A., Lea, R.N. and Scott, W.B. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society.
Shute, P., Shute, J.R., Rakes, P.L. and Biggins, R.G. 1998. Recovery success for four listed fish. Endangered Species Bulletin 23: 30-31.
Shute, P.W. 1984. Yellowfin Madtom, Noturus flavipinnis. Final Status Survey Report to U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service.
Taylor, W.R. 1969. A revision of the catfish genus Noturus (Rafinesque) with an analysis of higher groups in the Ictaluridae. Smithsonian Institution, U.S. National Museum Bulletin 282: 1-315.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 1985. Recovery Plan for Smoky Madtom (Noturus baileyi). Prepared by: Richard G. Biggins for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Atlanta, Georgia.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 1990. Endangered and threatened species recovery program: report to Congress.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2001. Proposed establishment of nonessential experimental population status for 4 fishes into the Tellico River, from the backwaters of Tellico Reservoir upstream to Tellico River Mile 33, in Monroe County, Tennessee. Federal Register 66: 30853-30860.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2002. Establishment of nonessential experimental population status and reintroduction of four fishes in the Tellico River. Federal Register 67(155): 52420-52428.
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