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Ictiobus niger (Rafinesque, 1819)

Black buffalo
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Uzbekistan country information

Common names: Black buffalo
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from fish farms of Syr-Darya (Ref. 11145). Introduced to the Balykchi fish farm but have disappeared in 2000 (E. Khurshut, pers. comm.).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kamilov, G. and Z.U. Urchinov, 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Catostomidae (Suckers) > Ictiobinae
Etymology: Ictiobus: Greek, ichthys = fish + Greek, bous = cow (Ref. 45335);  niger: niger, meaning black (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Rafinesque.

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

; eau douce démersal.   Subtropical; 44°N - 30°N

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

North America: lower Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from Michigan and Ohio to South Dakota and south to Louisiana in the USA; on Gulf Slope in Sabine Lake, Brazos River and Rio Grande drainages in Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico in the USA, and Mexico.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 123 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); common length : 52.1 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193); poids max. publié: 28.7 kg (Ref. 40637); âge max. reporté: 24 années (Ref. 46974)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits ponds and backwaters of small to large rivers. Also lives in impoundments and lakes. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Feeds on Asiatic clam, algae, diatoms and crustaceans (Ref. 10294).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

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).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless




Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; Aquaculture: commercial; pêche sportive: oui
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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=0.01122 (0.00543 - 0.02320), b=3.03 (2.84 - 3.22), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (tmax=24).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.