Madtom

Madtom
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see catfish.
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Catfish - common name applied to members of the freshwater fish families constituting the suborder Nematognathi.

Ouachita madtom (Noturus lachneri)
Orangefin madtom (Noturus gilberti)
Yellowfin madtom (Noturus flavipinnis)
Mexican blindcat (Prietella phreatophila)
Toothless blindcat (Trogloglanis pattersoni)
Widemouth blindcat (Satan eurystomus) ...

Species found in the Pine Barrens and elsewhere in New Jersey are American Eel, Bluespotted Sunfish, Eastern Mudminnow, Redfin Pickerel, Chain Pickerel, Creek Chubsucker and Tadpole Madtom.

A large order of freshwater and marine fishes, some members of which are known as catfishes, bullheads, or madtoms.
Slash Pile
A cluttered heap of branches and debris left in the forest, usually after timber cutting.

See also: Bullhead, Sucker, Catfish, Perch, Crayfish