AnAge entry for Ictiobus cyprinellus
Classification (HAGRID: 03880)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Ictiobus
- Species
- Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Common name
- Bigmouth buffalo
- Synonyms
- Sclerognathus cyprinella, Ichthyobus rauchii, Ichthyobus stolleyi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 112 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1378
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
This freshwater endangered species was previously believed to live up to 20 years in the wild [0454]. However, recent reports have shown that these fish can reach 112 years [1378].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 3,287 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 2,191 days
- Adult weight
- 17,545 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1378] Lackmann et al. (2019), Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus sets freshwater teleost record as improved age analysis reveals centenarian longevity (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 163956
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 143398
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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