New, can you help me identify this catfish?

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ashelandjill
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New, can you help me identify this catfish?

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Can you help identify this catfish? We caught them a few weeks ago in a local river (Castor River). I'm thinking they are either a stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) or a flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris).
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Sorry for the poor photo quality. Taking a photo of an aqurium is trickier than I thought! :oops: If I need to try and take a better one, I will.

Thank you so much in advance!

Jill
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Post by Rusty »

What you have is a
Noturus insignis
, or marginated madtom. A lot of fun and one of my favorite catfish. They're quite hardy and will eat anything.

Rusty
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Thanks so much for your speedy reply! This place is so informative!
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Post by Silurus »

This is not the margined, but the slender madtom (
Noturus exilis
). The margined madtom is not found to the west of the Appalachians.
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