Scioto madtom

Scioto madtom
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ictaluridae
Genus:	Noturus
Species:	N. trautmani
Binomial name
Noturus trautmani Taylor, 1969

The Scioto Madtom (Noturus trautmani) is a species of fish in the Ictaluridae family. It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN, which notes that it is likely to be entirely or functionally extinct already given the lack of records since 1957.^[1]

This fish is endemic to Ohio in the United States. Only one population was ever known; it was located in Big Darby Creek, a tributary of the Scioto River. Eighteen specimens were collected, all at one riffle in this creek, an area called Trautman's Riffle. It has not been seen since 1957.^[2]

The fish is still on the United States' Endangered Species List, but since it is apparently extinct, the USFWS recommends it be delisted.^[2]

References

1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Noturus trautmani. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 September 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b} USFWS. Noturus trautmani Five-year Review. December 2009.