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Ictiobus cyprinellus (Valenciennes, 1844)

Bigmouth buffalo
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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Catostomidae (Suckers) > Ictiobinae
Etymology: Ictiobus: Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek, bous = cow (Ref. 45335)cyprinellus: cyprinellus is a diminutive of cyprinus, meaning carp (Ref. 10294).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 4 - ? m (Ref. 121623). Subtropical; 16°C - 30°C (Ref. 120736); 52°N - 29°N, 108°W - 70°W (Ref. 86798)

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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.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 123 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 35.6 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12193); peso máximo publicado: 31.9 kg (Ref. 4699); edad máxima reportada: 26 años (Ref. 120593)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits main channels, pools, backwaters of small to large rivers, lakes, and impoundments (Ref. 86798). Feeds on cladocera and cyclopoid copepods supplemented with midge larvae (Ref. 10294). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Prefers water with depth of less than 5 m (Ref. 121623).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Oviparous (Ref. 205). Breed in streams and ponds with rapid flow, on sand and gravel, or in weedy places (Ref. 205). One female may mate with several males (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 February 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuicultura: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00841 - 0.01567), b=3.03 (2.94 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 13.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tmax=20).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.