One of our many projects here at The Catfish Den is going out and catching/snorkeling with U.S. Native fish species. This page on our website is to showcase some of the images of the fish we have seen overtime.

Noturus exilis - Slender Madtom (Shoal Creek, TN River Basin, Alabama)

Noturus exilis - Slender Madtom (Shoal Creek, TN River Basin, Alabama)

Noturus exilis - Slender Madtom (Elk RIver Basin, Tennessee)

Noturus leptacanthus - Speckled Madtom (Conecuh National Forest, Alabama)

Noturus leptacanthus - Speckled Madtom (Conecuh National Forest, Alabama)
The fish here is an adult male, the enlarged cheeks are for guarding the nest when breeding.

Noturus leptacanthus - Speckled Madtom (Black Warrior River Basin, Alabama)