(from the article `madtom`) ...spines in their pectoral fins. These spines have venom glands at the base and can produce jagged, painful wounds. Madtoms inhabit the bottoms of ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/166
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines. Also called Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/stonecat