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Smallmouth buffalo

Ictiobus bubalus

The Smallmouth buffalo is a big fish that lives in rivers and lakes. It has a strong body and can swim very fast! These fish are fun to watch as they splash around in the water.

Hábitat: Lakes and rivers

Aspecto

The Smallmouth buffalo has a deep, compressed body, typically appearing dark bronze to olive-brown. It features a distinctively small, downward-pointing mouth and large, prominent scales, making it visually different from slender, sharp-mouthed fish.

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Smallmouth buffalo

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Believe it or not, it's one of North America's largest native sucker fish!

Smallmouth buffalo can live for almost 20 years, making them freshwater old-timers!

They help clean lakes by vacuuming up tiny plants and critters from the bottom.

This fish is a strong swimmer, but rarely seen jumping out of the water!

Habilidades especiales

Smallmouth buffalo can sift through mud and debris because of their specialized, protrusible mouth, helping them find tiny food items.

Smallmouth buffalo have taste buds on their fins and body that help them detect food without seeing it.

Smallmouth buffalo can survive in murky, low-oxygen water because they are very tolerant to poor aquatic conditions.

Smallmouth buffalo has a long lifespan, reaching nearly two decades, that helps them reproduce many times over their life.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 40-120 cm
Peso: 2-27 kg
Esperanza de vida: 8-18 años
Velocidad de nado: 15 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 20 m
Tipo de agua: Agua dulce

Dieta y alimentación

They are bottom feeders that vacuum up tiny plants and animals from muddy lake and river beds.

Alimentos principales

Algae
Zooplankton
Insect larvae
Detritus
Small crustaceans

Método de búsqueda

Filter Feeding

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Spotted Gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

Gars hunt young buffalo in murky waters.

eaten by

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Bass prey on juvenile buffalo when they are small.

eats

Water Flea

Daphnia pulex

Smallmouth buffalo filter-feed on these tiny crustaceans.

eats

Bloodworm

Chironomus plumosus

Buffalo consume these insect larvae from the bottom.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Agua dulce

Los hábitats de agua dulce incluyen entornos acuáticos no salinos como ríos, lagos, estanques y humedales, vitales para numerosas especies.

Velocista

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos que exhiben una rapidez excepcional en sus movimientos para cazar, escapar o desplazarse.

Gigante

Gigante describe organismos u objetos de un tamaño significativamente mayor al promedio de su especie o tipo.

Migratorio

Los animales migratorios emprenden movimientos estacionales de una región a otra, típicamente en respuesta a cambios en el clima o la disponibilidad de alimentos.