Noturus gladiator Thomas & Burr, 2004
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The piebald madtom (Noturus gladiator) is a species of madtom catfish that is found in seven river systems in the Tennessee and Mississippi coastal tributaries. The most common systems the species is found in are the Hatchie River, Obion River, and Wolf River. This species is very susceptible to environmental changes, including flow regimes, siltation in nesting sites, and poor environmental quality. The Noturus catfish reproduces from February to September, and females reach sexual maturity in only one year. Current management strategies for this recently discovered species haven't been completely developed yet, but could be comparable to the management of other madtom species. Siltation in the southern portions of the rivers inhabited by Noturus gladiator that comes from the northern aspects of the waterways is causing stress on the reproductive success due to nest suffocation. There are records as close as twenty years ago showing the species inhabiting multiple other rivers around the areas it currently inhabits. This could be a sign that the species is in decline.
Wikipedia contributors, Piebald madtom; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:22:47.642283+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Noturus gladiator Thomas & Burr, 2004
- Name authority
- Thomas & Burr, 2004
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Ictaluridae
- Genus
- Noturus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyIctaluridae Gill, 1861
- genusNoturus Rafinesque, 1818
- speciesNoturus gladiator Thomas & Burr, 2004
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Noturus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Noturus albater Taylor, 1969 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus crypticus Burr, Eisenhour & Grady, 2005 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus flavater Taylor, 1969 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus funebris Gilbert & Swain, 1891 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus lachneri Taylor, 1969 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus maydeni Egge, 2006 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus munitus Suttkus & Taylor, 1965 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus phaeus Taylor, 1969 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus taylori Douglas, 1972 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus baileyi Taylor, 1969 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noturus elegans Taylor, 1969 | IctaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Thomas, M. R., & Burr, B. M. (2004). Noturus gladiator, a new species of madtom (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) from Coastal Plain streams of Tennessee and Mississippi. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 15. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47ZMT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.