Specimen Information

Ictiobus cyprinellus
Ictiobus cyprinellus
(Bigmouth Buffalo)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID28868
GroupFishes
GenusIctiobus
Speciescyprinellus
Common NameBigmouth Buffalo
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
Localityat least 11 reservoirs in the Los Angles aquaduct system
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameIndian Wells-Searles Valleys
HUC8 Number18090205
Map
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Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:239
Author:Bell, R.R.
Date:1971
Title:California marine fish landings for 1970. Fish Bulletin 194.
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA.
Pages:50 pp
CommentsThe commercial fishery no longer exists. Populations may have declined since the 1950's.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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