Common Names

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Bufalo černý , Czech , Czechia

Kaprovec černý , Czech , Czechia

Sort bøffelkarpe , Danish , Denmark

Black buffalo , English , Canada

Black buffalo , English , Mexico

Black buffalo , English , Russia

Black buffalo , English , USA

Black buffalo , English , Uzbekistan

Black buffalo , English , Global

Must piisonkala , Estonian , Estonia

Mustaimukarppi , Finnish , Finland

黑牛胭脂魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑牛胭脂鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Buffalo negru , Rumanian , Romania

черный буффало , Russian , Russia

Matalote negro , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Catostomidae

Genus: Ictiobus

Species: Ictiobus niger (Rafinesque, 1819)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Biology

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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).

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless