The elegant madtom (Noturus elegans) is a fish native to Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, and is one of twenty-nine species of madtom. It prefers to live in small rivers and gravel-bottomed creeks. The average lifespan of the elegant madtom is two years.

The elegant madtom is not listed on any federal or state conservation lists. However, scientists who have done surveys on the fish have recommended that it should be listed as threatened.

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