Specimen Information

Ictiobus cyprinellus
Ictiobus cyprinellus
(Bigmouth Buffalo)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID46469
GroupFishes
GenusIctiobus
Speciescyprinellus
Common NameBigmouth Buffalo
StateWI
CountyVilas
LocalityBig Lake, Vilas County, on MI state line
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOntonagon
HUC8 Number04020102
HUC10 NameSouth Branch Ontonagon River
HUC10 Number0402010201
HUC12 NameCisco Lake-Cisco Branch Ontonagon River
HUC12 Number040201020101
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:271
Author:Becker, G.C.
Date:1983
Title:Fishes of Wisconsin.
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Pages:1052 pp
Commentsfrom Mississippi River fish rescue and transfer; mounted and on display in a service station in Boulder Junction
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalmounted
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size27.2 kg


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