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Bigmouth buffalo

Fish

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
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Ictiobus cyprinellus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cypriniformes, Taxa
Source Bigmouth buffalo (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Bigmouth buffalo (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Great Lakes, Ecosystems
Source FishBase: Ictiobus cyprinellus summary
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Found In

Belarus

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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China

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Cuba

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Czechia

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Israel

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Lithuania

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North America

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Panama

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Romania

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Russia

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Ukraine

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United States

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Vietnam

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Sources
1. Bigmouth buffalo (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It is the largest North American species in the Catostomidae or "sucker" family, and is one of the longest-lived and latest-maturing freshwater fishes, capable of living 148 years and reproducing infrequently. Even at a century old they show no age-related declines, but instead improvements relative to younger individuals, making this species a biological marvel.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 386236
    Unregulated, unmanaged and wasteful lethal fisheries are not compatible with their biology, yet such fisheries have come to exist in the 21st century in the United States and the species is declining.
  • Lead
    Bigmouth buffalo, unlike its close relatives the black and smallmouth buffalos, is a filter-feeder, using its very fine gill rakers to strain plankton from the water.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "ft (1.2 m) and 80 lb (36 kg) in weight. Generally it lives in lakes, or in sluggish areas of large rivers. Bigmouth buffalo populations have been in decline in..."
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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.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cypriniformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Ictiobus cyprinellus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Ictiobus cyprinellus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITES
Quote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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FishBase: Ictiobus cyprinellus summary
FishBaseIn Ecosystem: Great Lakes, Distribution
Quote, In Ecosystem: Great Lakes, Distribution
North America: Hudson Bay (Nelson and Red river drainages), Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Ontario to Saskatchewan in Canada and Montana in the US, and south to Louisiana in the US.
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