U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declares Scioto madtom, a fish native to Ohio, extinct

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently declared the Scioto madtom, a fish native to Ohio, extinct, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The Scioto madtom, a small, nocturnal species of catfish, was formerly found in a small section of Big Darby Creek, a tributary of the Scioto River in central Ohio.

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