| Scioto madtom | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ictaluridae |
| Genus: | Noturus |
| Species: | N. trautmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Noturus trautmani Taylor, 1969 |
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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]