Kebnat

Noturus

3 species

In Québec, the genus Noturus (family Ictaluridae) counts 3 species of fish. The stars? Stonecat, Tadpole Madtom and Margined Madtom, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 2 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale2
  2. Mauricie2
  3. Estrie2
  4. Montréal2
  5. Outaouais2
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  7. Lanaudière2
  8. Montérégie2
  9. Centre-du-Québec2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  11. Laurentides1

Noturus 3

Siluriformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Ictaluridae
All6Ictaluridae6
Stonecat3,331 observations
Tadpole Madtom1,571 observations
Margined Madtom11 observations