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Bigmouth buffalo

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The bigmouth buffalo is a fish native to North America, and the largest species in the Catostomidae, or sucker, family. It is one of the longest-lived and latest-maturing freshwater fishes, capable of living 148 years and reproducing infrequently, and shows no age-related decline even at a century old. It is also known as the marblehead, redmouth buffalo, buffalofish, bernard buffalo, or roundhead, and despite the resemblance it is not a carp, nor is any other member of its family. The species is currently in decline. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Ictiobus cyprinellus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Bigmouth buffalo (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is one of the longest-lived and latest-maturing freshwater fishes, capable of living 148 years and reproducing infrequently, and shows no age-related decline even at a century old.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Bigmouth buffalo (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q140999 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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