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Name: |
Smallmouth Buffalo |
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Other Common
Names: |
Roach-back, razor-backed buffalo, highback, channel buffalo, baitnet buffalo, humpback buffalo, thick-lipped buffalo, liner buffalo, brown buffalo |
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Scientific Name: |
Ictiobus bubalus |
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Diet: |
Feeds on insect larvae and aquatic vegetation |
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Habitat: |
Prefers clear, running water with sandy or gravelly bottom |
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Length: |
11.8 � 15.8 inches |
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Identification: |
Bluish-gray body dorsally blending into silvery blue sides fading into white or yellowish on the belly, humpbacked appearance with small sub-terminal mouth, maximum size is around 40 pounds |
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Photo & Text courtesy of: |
Photo: LandBigFish.com Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker |