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coosa madtom (Noturus sp. cf. munitus)

Status: Georgia listed endangered / Likely candidate for Federal listing

Description:
The Coosa madtom is a small catfish endemic to the Coosa River system, which means it is found nowhere else in the world. It grows to a maximum size of around three inches and shows off unique color patterns including saddles and mottling of yellow, brown and orange. In the Etowah basin, the Coosa madtom lives only in small stretches of the mainstem upstream from the city of Canton, and in the lower reaches of Amicalola Creek. This species has not been collected elsewhere in the Etowah watershed. The Coosa madtom lives in fast flowing waters with rocky stream bottoms. The Coosa madtom is listed on Georgia's endangered species list. The spawning season of the Coosa madtom is thought to be in late summer, although little is know about its spawning habits.

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Distribution of Noturus sp. cf. munitus within the Etowah basin

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Complete known range of Noturus sp. cf. munitus

For more information on this species, see Description and Distribution of Species Covered by the Etowah Aquatic HCP, November 2006, Byron Freeman and Seth Wenger.