Answer the following question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Noturus exilis - Noturus exilis also called the slender madtom is a species of the Ictaluridae family of catfish. The Ictaluridae family includes bullheads madtoms channel catfish and blue catfish. Noturus exilis is found in the central portion of the Mississippi River basin but is most abundant in Ozarkian streams. Slender Madtoms occur west of the Mississippi River in the Ozarks of Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri north to southern Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Animal