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Buffalofish
Ictiobus
Ictiobus, also known as buffalo fish or simply buffalo, is a genus of freshwater fish common in the United States, but also found in Canada, Mexico and Guatemala. They are the largest North American suckers, reaching up to 1.23 m (4.0 ft) in length. They are sometimes mistaken for carp because of the flat face and large, silver scales running along the body, though they lack the whisker-like mouth appendages common to carp. Buffalo fish live in most...
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Smallmouth Buffalo
speciesIctiobus bubalus

Bigmouth Buffalo
speciesIctiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo
speciesIctiobus niger

Fleshylip Buffalo
speciesIctiobus labiosus
Usumacinta Buffalo
speciesIctiobus meridionalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89066.