Range and Identity
Noturus flavus occurs in the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes, Red River of the Hudson Bay basin, and Mississippi systems, with a Hudson River record area as well. Its range extends across parts of Canada and the central United States, not every North American drainage.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults use rubble and boulder riffles and runs in creeks and rivers of several sizes. Gravel shoals in lakes are also occupied. A river-only description would therefore miss the coarse-bottom lake habitat included in the species account.
Food and Life History
The reported maximum is thirty-one centimeters total length, compared with 13.2 centimeters as a common reference. Mayfly larvae and crayfish occur in the diet. The checked compilation does not provide an independently supported maximum body weight.
Field Note
Distinguish coarse shoals from adjacent soft-bottom pools when documenting habitat. The same waterbody can contain both, while the actual collection position supplies the meaningful ecological detail.
All Lakes With Stonecat
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Stonecat records, listed alphabetically. Records do not establish current abundance or public access. Check the evidence and managing authority for the water you choose.
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- Anita Reservoir Yellowstone, MT
- Bighorn Lake Big Horn, MT
- Boysen Reservoir Fremont, WY
- Canyon Ferry Lake Broadwater, MT
- Cochrane Reservoir Cascade, MT
- Deadmans Basin Reservoir Wheatland, MT
- Double Lake Cottonwood, MN
- Fort Peck Lake Valley, MT
- Fresno Reservoir Hill, MT
- Grayrocks Reservoir Platte, WY
- Hauser Lake Lewis and Clark, MT
- Hawk Springs Reservoir Goshen, WY
- Healy Reservoir Johnson, WY
- Holter Lake Lewis and Clark, MT
- Lake Elmo Yellowstone, MT
- Lake Erie Lake, OH
- Lake Huron Alcona, MI
- Lake Josephine Yellowstone, MT
- Lake Saint Clair Wayne, MI
- Marsh Lake Swift, MN
- Nelson Reservoir Phillips, MT
- Okamanpeedan Lake Martin, MN
- Perkins Lake Stevens, MN
- Rainbow Dam Reservoir Cascade, MT