Biology:Ictiobus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ictiobus
100 year old bigmouth buffalo.jpg
A centenarian Bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Subfamily: Ictiobinae
Genus: Ictiobus
Rafinesque, 1820
Type species
Catostomus bubalus
Rafinesque, 1818
Species

See text

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[1][2] and more than 100 years of age for three of the five species.[3] 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.[4][5] Bigmouth buffalo, black buffalo and smallmouth buffalo are found in the United States or Canada.[2][6][5][4] Little is known about the two other buffalofish species: the fleshylip buffalo found in Mexico, or the usumacinta buffalo found in Mexico and Guatemala. Buffalofish are not carp, nor is any other catostomid;[5] they belong to different scientific families having evolved on separate continents. Buffalofish live in most types of freshwater bodies where panfish are found, such as ponds, creeks, rivers, and lakes. Ictiobus were caught by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

From an angler's point of view, buffalofish were historically not popular game fish because they were considered difficult to catch by hook and line (even though they put up a great fight), but recently developed rod-and-line fishing techniques catch buffalofish with consistency.[3] In the 21st Century unregulated sport killing by bow and arrow has emerged and has quickly made them easy targets of night bowfishing.[6][7][8][9] They are now de facto game fish across much of their range, are in decline,[5][10][11][4] and protective measures are needed.[6][7][8]

Species

Five species are placed in the genus:[1]

  • Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque, 1818) (smallmouth buffalo)
  • Ictiobus cyprinellus (Valenciennes, 1844) (bigmouth buffalo)
  • Ictiobus labiosus (Meek, 1904) (fleshylip buffalo)
  • Ictiobus meridionalis (Günther, 1868) (Usumacinta buffalo)
  • Ictiobus niger (Rafinesque, 1819) (black buffalo)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ictiobus in FishBase. August 2011 version.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Long, James M.; Snow, Richard A.; Shoup, Daniel E.; Bartnicki, Jory B. (2023-06-09). "Validation and Comparison of Age Estimates for Smallmouth Buffalo in Oklahoma Based on Otoliths, Pectoral Fin Rays, and Opercula" (in en). North American Journal of Fisheries Management. doi:10.1002/nafm.10865. ISSN 0275-5947. https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/nafm.10865. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lackmann, Alec R.; Black, Stuart A.; Bielak-Lackmann, Ewelina S.; Lackmann, Jeffrey A. (2023-10-20). "Centenarian lifespans of three freshwater fish species in Arizona reveal the exceptional longevity of the buffalofishes (Ictiobus)" (in en). Scientific Reports 13 (1): 17401. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-44328-8. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 10589290. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-44328-8. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lackmann, Alec R.; Sereda, Jeff; Pollock, Mike; Bryshun, Reid; Chupik, Michelle; McCallum, Katlin; Villeneuve, James; Bielak-Lackmann, Ewelina S. et al. (2022-10-17). "Bet-hedging bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) recruit episodically over a 127-year timeframe in Saskatchewan" (in en). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 80 (2): 313–329. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2022-0122. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lackmann, Alec R.; Andrews, Allen H.; Butler, Malcolm G.; Bielak-Lackmann, Ewelina S.; Clark, Mark E. (2019-05-23). "Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus sets freshwater teleost record as improved age analysis reveals centenarian longevity" (in En). Communications Biology 2 (1): 197. doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0452-0. ISSN 2399-3642. PMID 31149641. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Scarnecchia, Dennis L.; Schooley, Jason D. (October 2020). "Bowfishing in the United States: History, Status, Ecological Impact, and a Need for Management". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 123 (3–4): 285–338. doi:10.1660/062.123.0301. ISSN 0022-8443. https://bioone.org/journals/transactions-of-the-kansas-academy-of-science/volume-123/issue-3-4/062.123.0301/Bowfishing-in-the-United-States--History-Status-Ecological-Impact/10.1660/062.123.0301.full. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Scarnecchia, Dennis L.; Schooley, Jason D.; Lackmann, Alec R.; Rider, Steven J.; Riecke, Dennis K.; McMullen, Joseph; Ganus, J. Eric; Steffensen, Kirk D. et al. (December 2021). "The Sport Fish Restoration Program as a Funding Source to Manage and Monitor Bowfishing and Monitor Inland Commercial Fisheries" (in en). Fisheries 46 (12): 595–604. doi:10.1002/fsh.10679. ISSN 0363-2415. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fsh.10679. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rypel, Andrew L.; Saffarinia, Parsa; Vaughn, Caryn C.; Nesper, Larry; O’Reilly, Katherine; Parisek, Christine A.; Miller, Matthew L.; Moyle, Peter B. et al. (December 2021). "Goodbye to "Rough Fish": Paradigm Shift in the Conservation of Native Fishes" (in en). Fisheries 46 (12): 605–616. doi:10.1002/fsh.10660. ISSN 0363-2415. 
  9. ↑ Montague, Graham F.; Schooley, Jason D.; Scarnecchia, Dennis L.; Snow, Richard A. (2023-05-05). "Bowfishing shoot‐and‐release: high short‐term mortality of nongame fishes and its management implications" (in en). North American Journal of Fisheries Management. doi:10.1002/nafm.10904. ISSN 0275-5947. https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/nafm.10904. 
  10. ↑ Eddy, Samuel; Underhill, James Campbell; Surber, Thaddeus (1974) (in en). Northern Fishes: With Special Reference to the Upper Mississippi Valley (3rd ed.). Minneapolis: U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-1098-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=7kkYoCY2l9QC&dq=northern+fishes&pg=PR19. Retrieved 4 November 2022. 
  11. ↑ Lackmann, Alec R.; Kratz, Brandon J.; Bielak-Lackmann, Ewelina S.; Jacobson, Reed I.; Sauer, Derek J.; Andrews, Allen H.; Butler, Malcolm G.; Clark, Mark E. (2021-04-09). "Long-lived population demographics in a declining, vulnerable fishery — bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) of Jamestown Reservoir, North Dakota" (in en). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 78 (10): 1486–1496. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2020-0485. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0485. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q74347 entry




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