Re: NANFA-- Madtom IDs
BILL HOPPE (zzzzzzbill_at_yahoo.com)
Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:29:23 -0700 (PDT)
Simplest difference is in the adipose fins I think
.The fleshy fins near the tailfin on top . On Noturus
It goes up against the caudal fin and is attached to
the back/top all or very nearly all the way .
Ictalurus adipose does not go up to the caudal and is
not attached for a good portion .Hope I have that
right .
--- John Bongiovanni <bongi_at_cox-internet.com> wrote:
> Is there a rule of thumb for the easy ID of an
> madtom vs a juvenile
> catfish? We caught several juvenile black bullheads
> this weekend but
> were not quite sure until the black barbels were
> noticed. We are
> supposedly supposed to have freckled, brown and
> tadpole madtoms in our
> area.
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Bill Hoppe
Yellville Arkansas
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