Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Orangefin madtom (Noturus gilberti), recorded as Endangered
Orangefin madtom (Noturus gilberti). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Orangefin madtom

Noturus gilberti

Orangefin madtom is a ray-finned fish in the family Ictaluridae (order Siluriformes) — Noturus gilberti, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Noturus gilberti
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Ictaluridae · Noturus

The ray-finned fish

Catfishes are typically bottom-living freshwater fishes with barbels. Cave forms lose eyes and pigment.

Range and habitat

The orangefin madtom is a fish in the family Ictaluridae. It is endemic to the United States, and was originally described from the Roanoke River of Virginia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Orangefin madtom is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Orangefin madtom — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3236392. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Chucky madtom (Noturus crypticus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Chucky madtom

Noturus crypticus
Photograph of Noturus fasciatus (Noturus fasciatus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Noturus fasciatus

Noturus fasciatus
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Orangefin madtom?
Orangefin madtom is a ray-finned fish in the family Ictaluridae (order Siluriformes) — Noturus gilberti.
What is the conservation status of Orangefin madtom?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Noturus gilberti. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Orangefin madtom live?
It is endemic to the United States, and was originally described from the Roanoke River of Virginia.
Why is Orangefin madtom in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Noturus gilberti?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Orangefin madtom a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.