Range and Identity
Noturus gyrinus has a broad eastern and central North American distribution, including Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Mississippi and Red River drainage areas. The Red River in the Hudson Bay basin is distinct from other rivers bearing that name. Local records should preserve that distinction.
Habitat and Behavior
Adults occur over rock mixed with mud or accumulated detritus in pools and backwaters. Lakes and streams of several sizes are represented. These quieter settings are more precise than treating all madtoms as inhabitants of exposed rocky riffles.
Food and Life History
The maximum reference is thirteen centimeters total length, compared with 4.8 centimeters as common. Foods include midge larvae, isopods, amphipods and immature mayflies and caddisflies. A verified independent maximum weight is not established in the checked account.
Field Note
Keep the actual bottom and water movement with a sighting. A still backwater within a large river can provide quite different conditions from the nearby main channel.
All Lakes With Tadpole Madtom
Browse lakes and reservoirs with documented Tadpole Madtom 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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- Ackerman Lakes Itasca, MN
- Acorn Lake Becker, MN
- Acorn Lake Becker, MN
- Adams Lake Isanti, MN
- Adney Lake Crow Wing, MN
- Aitkin Lake Aitkin, MN
- Albert Lea Lake Freeborn, MN
- Alden Lake St. Louis, MN
- Andrew Lake Kandiyohi, MN
- Andrusia Lake Beltrami, MN
- Antler Lake Itasca, MN
- August Lake Lake, MN
- Baby Lake Cass, MN
- Badger Lake Polk, MN
- Badger Lake Polk, MN
- Bald Eagle Lake Ramsey, MN
- Ball Bluff Lake Aitkin, MN
- Ball Club Lake Itasca, MN
- Balsam Lake Itasca, MN
- Balsam Lake Itasca, MN
- Barrett Lake Grant, MN
- Bass Lake Livingston, MI
- Bass Lake Mason, MI
- Bass Lake Menominee, MI