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The bigmouth buffalo is typically a brownish olive color with dusky fins, but can vary greatly in color across individuals including melanistic, golden, and even xanthic color morphs. [11] [12] Bigmouth buffalo may also accrue unique black or orange pigmentation markings with age, [3] [12] and in some rare individuals, white-edged fins. [6]
Ictiobus, also known as buffalofishes, buffalofish or simply buffalo, is a genus of freshwater fish native to North America, specifically the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Guatemala. They are the largest and longest-lived of the North American suckers , reaching up to 1.23 m (4.0 ft) in length [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and more than 100 years of age for ...
[4] [5] Buffalo fish are sometimes looked down upon because of their boniness and their reputation as bottom feeders. [6] [1] They have historically been more widely eaten by minority groups such as African-Americans, [7] and are considered soul food. [6] Southern Living included Lassis' buffalo ribs on its list of "The South's Best Soul Food". [8]
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It is a long-lived, [8] [9] [10] [2] stocky fish like its relatives the bigmouth buffalo [11] (I. cyprinellus) and the black buffalo [11] [2] (I. niger). The smallmouth buffalo's mouth is located ventrally like other Catostomidae species, whereas the bigmouth buffalo's mouth is terminal and opens forward. It is thought that smallmouth buffalo ...
A bigmouth buffalo (top) compared to a quillback (bottom). Both of these species are long-lived catostomids [ 3 ] [ 5 ] The quillback is a slow-paced and long-lived freshwater fish species that belongs to a subfamily (Ictiobinae) for which extremely long-lived fishes are becoming known.
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The black buffalo (Ictiobus niger) is a North American species of freshwater fish in the Catostomidae or sucker family. [2] With a lifespan of up to 108 years, it is among the longest-lived of freshwater fish species. [ 3 ]