High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A monitoring plan was developed to help provide information concerning the rare species of catfish, Noturus baileyi or smoky madtom. Little information exists about the Smoky madtom, along with other members of the Noturus species, due to the high turbity in which they spawn, preventing observation, as well as their nocturnal behaviors. It is endemic to Citico Creek, and more recently Abrams Creek, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Extirpation happened due to a toxin which was delivered to the creek. This species is nocturnal and feeds at night on aquatic invertebrates and small fish. It prefers areas of transition between pools and riffles and spawns in the summer under large, flat rocks. The Smoky madtom is very susceptible to disturbances in the water and therefore, heavy siltation can damage the reproductive potential of this fish. The female madtom reaches maturity after two years. Spawning happens once a year and...

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