Ictiobus
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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
100 year old bigmouth buffalo
Bigmouth buffalo
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The bigmouth buffalo is a fish native to North America that is in decline. It is the largest North American species in the Catostomidae or "sucker" family, and is one of the longest-lived and latest-m
Ictiobus
…North American suckers, reaching up to 1.23 m (4.0 ft) in length and more than 100 years of age for three of the five species. At up to 127 years for bigmouth buffalo, they are the longest-lived freshwater teleost, which is a group of more than 12,000 species. Bigmouth buffalo, black buffalo and smallmouth buffalo…
Bigmouth Buffalo
Commercial harvest of bigmouth buffalo for food is a declining niche market. Fish are netted and then kept living in well-oxygenated tanks and trucked to markets in the US where they are sold alive.
A 90-year-old male bigmouth buffalo with orange spots
Another extremely old bigmouth buffalo with both black and orange spots. Both types of spotting accrue and intensify with age, but may vary by habitat.