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  • Ictiobus niger
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Scientific Name Ictiobus niger  (Rafinesque, 1819)
Common Name
Type Locality Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri rivers, U.S.A.
Synonym(s) Amblodon niger, Bubalichthys bonasus, Carpiodes vitulus
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Size 1230mm or 48.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution 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.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle v. 88, pp 421
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2020 Nov 04 08:20 (species record created: 2020 Nov 02 15:47)