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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae Suckers
Subfamily: Ictiobinae
Genus: Ictiobus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque, 1818)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Ictiobus bubalus
[Smallmouth buffalo]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 123 cm TL
Ictiobus cyprinellus (Valenciennes, 1844)

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Ictiobus cyprinellus
[Bigmouth buffalo]
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North America
 
Ictiobus labiosus
[Fleshylip buffalo]

Photo by Perusquía, E.

Central America

Ictiobus meridionalis (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Perusquía, E.
 
Ictiobus meridionalis
[Usumacinta buffalo]

Photo by Lyons, J.

North America
Max. Length 123 cm TL
Ictiobus niger (Rafinesque, 1819)

Photo by Lyons, J.
 
Ictiobus niger
[Black buffalo]
5 Species of Family Catostomidae with Genus Ictiobus
(Suckers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1818 Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth buffalo North America 112 TL
1844 Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth buffalo North America 123 TL
1904 Ictiobus labiosus Fleshylip buffalo North America
1868 Ictiobus meridionalis Usumacinta buffalo Central America
1819 Ictiobus niger Black buffalo North America 123 TL



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